On Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 5:41 PM, Carlos E. R. <robin.listas@telefonica.net> wrote:
On 2017-03-18 18:05, Doug wrote:
I wonder if you folks are aware that ONE bitcoin is worth over $1000 right now? That's too rich for my blood!
No, I'm not. Or wasn't. :-)
Can one mint bitcoins on openSUSE? How long does it take? Does it have to be a full CPU for days, or what?
Carlos, It's called "mining". The $1,000 figure is based on supply and demand. If you could mine a coin in a few days, they would be worth a few dollars. The fact they are worth $1,000 means it is taking a huge amount of CPU resources to mine a new coin. Based on my very limited knowledge you have 3 choices. - Use a normal PC and let it run for some number of months. - Use a GPU (or set of GPUs) with dedicated software and let them run. 5+ years ago, that approach allowed new coins to be mined relatively often and people could legitimately purchase dedicated equipment and earn back more than they spent.. - Setup a Seti like function with a large set of PCs using their spare time to mine. Now, put your malevolent hat on. How would you mine bitcoins? You'd write some malware that infects PCs and create a botnet of machines you don't have to purchase, maintain, or buy electricity for. Once you get "your" botnet up and running, put it to work mining. The botnet thing was pretty common a few years ago. I only assume it still is. Greg -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org