Is mining at home profitable? That depends on which coins you’re mining, the hashing difficulty of the network, the equipment you’re using, and the price of electricity where you’re mining.
I’ll teach you what you need to know to get started with mining and make your setup more profitable.
For an intro to what Mining is, watch “How Mining Works”
00:00 Intro
00:38 Why Mine?
01:52 Equipment
06:00 Hosting Facilities
08:13 Repurposing your Gaming Computer
08:54 Energy Costs
10:12 Best Places for Crypto Mining
11:19 Hashing Difficulty
12:42 Tricks to Increase Profits
14:29 CAT!!!
Huge thank you to Marshall Long and Will Foxely for chatting with me!
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Here are a bunch of products I like and use. Using these links helps support the channel and future videos!
Recommended Books:
Permanent Record – Edward Snowden
https://amzn.to/305negc
No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State – Glenn Greenwald
https://amzn.to/2UQmJ4m
What has the government done to our money – Rothbard
https://amzn.to/2KMzmcu
Naomi’s Privacy Bag: some of my favorite products to help protect your privacy!
Use the Brave browser! https://brave.com/nao076
USB-C to ethernet adapter:
https://amzn.to/2lOVBoy
Lightening to ethernet adapter:
https://amzn.to/2nWyNns
Faraday bag (signal stopping, to protect your fob, credit card, computer, and phone)
https://amzn.to/3DjIvCP
Data Blocker (if you’re charging your phone in an unknown port, use this so that no data is transferred)
https://amzn.to/2SVh0J2
Computer privacy screen (use your computer in public? Keep your information safe! Choose the size right for your computer)
https://amzn.to/3F816Sn
Phone privacy screen (don’t let people in public see your private data, choose the size for your phone)
https://amzn.to/3wNtYwb
Camera cover (for computers and phones, so no one can access your camera without you knowing)
https://amzn.to/2Mt7Hic
Privacy Tip: Turn off your wifi and bluetooth when you’re not using them!!! (or don’t use them at all)