It’s been a year since the Ethereum merge dramatically changed the landscape of GPU mining. Unfortunately, our hopes for a last-minute rescue were dashed, and the merge went through as planned. There’s really no need for us to tell you how bad the situation is since you’ve all lived through it and the results speak […]
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What to do with mining rigs after the merge As a former Ethereum miner, in addition to cursing the almighty Core Devs, you’re probably wondering what to do with mining rigs now that the merge beckons them to Valhalla. While the income from GPU mining was never truly passive (any Rig MD will tell you
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Updated 9/6/2022 Selling your used GPUs on eBay or elsewhere online is starting to become increasingly challenging as supply is dramatically outpacing demand as we are going into the Merge as early as next week Wednesday. Our in-depth article on this topic provides a lot more detail on these recent developments. How It Started Supply
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Will GPU mining end after the Merge (formerly called ETH 2.0)? Here we are in 2022, and the merge is still 3-6 months away. Just like it has been for the past 4 years. It’s practically a punchline at this point. But despite the countless delays – we really are approaching the finish line. The
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GPU Mining profitability in 2022 Anyone who has been mining in 2022 has felt the pinch. Difficulty is rising and the price of ETH is dropping, among other things. You might be starting to wonder if building that farm was worth it. But the mining calculator says you’re still in the green, so as you
Is GPU mining profitable in 2022? No, not even close [math] Read More »
Mark participated in a panel discussion on what’s in the cards for GPU miners in the wake of proof of stake, after the beacon chain merge. Bits Be Trippin crashed the panel and was a key contributor. He was also ready with his video camera to capture the full panel (Thanks BBT!). The audio is
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A lot of great contributors from the crypto mining industry lend perspective on why the larger players in the Ethereum mining space are still long on mining in this Coindesk article authored by David Pan.
GPU Mining Still Profitable with ETH 2.0 on the horizon? Read More »
It’s great to see all these new miners, it feels like 2017 all over again. Mining at a small scale is a fun hobby. But I’m seeing lots of the typical “X days till ROI” posts and I want to make sure the new guys understand what they’re actually getting into here, coming from someone
PSA to new Crypto miners: Mining calculators are the tools of the devil Read More »
Lolminer’s Zombie mode has kept 4GB GPUs hashing for long after the Ethereum DAG exceeded 4 GB in epoch 382 on Dec.16th. In the weeks since, 4GB GPUs have decreased profitability with each successive epoch. Many miners are looking for alternative blockchains for their 4 GB cards. I’ll cover a few and discuss why your
Should I keep mining with 4GB GPUs or sell them? Read More »
Unfortunately, you will not be able to profitably mine an alternate altcoin with your 4GB cards once the 4GB DAG limit hits. For the math behind this assertion please see our more in-depth article here. Tl;dr – Seriously…you will not be able to profitably mine something else with 4GB cards for all but the early
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