How To Setup A Bitcoin Gold BTG Miner
Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency in the world on 25-oct-2017 was splitted as Bitcoin Gold[BTG]. Before Bitcoin Gold, Bitcoin was splitted as Bitcoin Cash[BCH] and Segwit 2X[B2x]. The bitcoin was forked earlier as well, what makes Bitcoin Gold unique as compared to BCH or B2X is, this new cryptocurrency will be based on PoW algorithm, Equihash, that makes mining decentralized again. That is, an end user who have compatible GPU can mine Bitcoin Gold and can earn money. In this article we will talk step by step process to mine Bitcoin Gold[BTG], Catch us after the jump.
Hardware requirement to Mine Bitcoin Gold[BTG]: Motherboards: Biostar TB250- BTC Pro Biostar TB250-BTC ASRock H81 PRO BTC R2.0 MSI Z270-A Pro Asus Z270F Strix Gaming Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING Processor: Celeron G3930 Processor Intel Pentium G4400 RAM: HyperX Fury 4GB DDR4 HyperX Fury 8GB DDR4 SSD: Kingston SSDNow 120GB Graphics Card: Zotac GTX 1060 Mini 6GB Zotac GTX 1060 AMP 6GB Geforce EVGA 1050Ti 4GB Geforce EVGA 1060 6GB Sapphire Radeon Nitro+ RX 580 8GB. Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2, 80+ GOLD 850W, Fully Modular, EVGA ECO Mode Corsair RMx Series, RM750x EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G3, 80 Plus Gold 750W, Fully Modular PCI Riser Cables: Software: User can use Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10 or Linux OS to mine Bitcoin Gold. Here is step by step by guide to install Windows OS. Once you have required hardware and software setup, you need a wallet address where you are going to store Bitcoin Gold and a mining pool. Currently, there are three Bitcoin Gold wallet those officially support Bitcoin Gold. They are: Coinomi, Guarda and Freewallet To mine Bitcoin Gold, there are currently eight pools those are offering support for Bitcoin Gold mining.
They are as follows: • Pool.gold (official mining pool) • MinerTopia • Miningspeed • Server Power • Nibiru Pool • 4miner • BTG Miner • Minergate Presently mining bitcoin gold is not available on many pools and are scheduled to start from 1 Nov. BURST Miner Antminer. Miners who are planning to mine Bitcoin Gold can set up their mining farm and can start once above mining pool begin handling Bitcoin Gold [BTG] traffic. User can also refer to official Bitcoin Gold to get new updates about Bitcoin Gold. Connect with Techdistinct on, add us to your circle on or Follow on. Subscribe to feed via or to receive free updates.
How To Mine BitCoin Gold ( BTG ). Namely a Miner, a Wallet, and a Pool in that order. This video shows how to setup for ETH but the steps are the same for BTG. Jan 28, 2018 In today's video, I wanted to show you how to GPU mine Bitcoin Gold BTG using your nvidia or amd. Earning BridgeCoin BCO Mining here. What Is Bitcoin Gold (BTG)? How To Start Mining Bitcoin Gold? You can claim 5 Bitcoin Gold. But, If you kept the Bitcoins in an exchange wallet or online wallet.
Bitcoin Gold is a new fork of the original Bitcoin blockchain whose mainnet launched on November 12th, 2017. This new fork allows anyone with a GPU to mine as opposed to Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, which only allow expensive Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) machines to mine. 'I have a GPU! How do I start mining?'
• First you need a few components, namely a Miner, a Wallet, and a Pool in that order. Give me the step by step!' • Luckily I don't need to. A nice gentleman who goes by cTnko has everything 'But what about the pool???' • This is up to personal choice really, but for the sake of convenience lets use Suprnova as an example: • • (username and password are whatever don't think too hard about it.) • (Note: Scroll to the bottom for options. Web-based not recommended for security reasons.) • • cTnko back again to save the day. This video shows how to setup for ETH but the steps are the same for 'I'm still confused!'
• cTnko GUI ->Pools ->(equihash, btg.suprnova.cc, 8816,, Note (Optional)) ->Add Pool. • cTnko GUI ->Wallets ->(blank,, Bitcoin Gold) ->Add Wallet. • cTnko GUI ->Overview ->(btg.suprnova.cc (equihash), (Bitcoin Gold), ) ->Add Job. • cTnko GUI ->Overview ->Add GPU ->Start Job Don't forget to tweak with the TDP% in Hardware so you don't use 100% power for nothing. Happy Mining! Thank you so much! I must be having a graphical glitch on GUI with it saying inactive or something as I have 'Unconfirmed: 0.0003 BTG' and accepted shares coming up on the prompt.
One question for you! Should I use Coinomi or the Bitcoin Gold client for my wallet? The client is taking forever to sync, but I think having it stored on my PC is more safe than my phone (unless there is a way to get Coinomi on my PC) Is it a matter of preference?
Thanks again man! I sincerely appreciate your help!:) • • • • • • •.