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Re:I heat my home by mining crypto currencies by tablespoon on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @05:38PM (#26243920)
> If I'm going to consume that much power, I might as well mine crypto and make a few dollars. Mining for NiceHash, a service that lets people rent hashing power from miners

What's the benefit of this vs. just participating in a mining pool?

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Re:I heat my home by mining crypto currencies by mschout on Thursday February 25, 2021 @03:55PM (#26268189)
I'm not sure I get it either. Maybe just simplicity / path of least resistance in that NiceHash provides a quick way to get up and running potentially without needing to install mining software and decide on a pool to participate in etc?
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