Questions tagged [scrypt]
Alternative Proof-of-Work function employed by Cryptocurrencies such as e.g. Litecoin and Dogecoin.
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Mining Bitcoin with scrypt, what will happen.. i
What will happen if we mine bitcoin with scrypt algorithm... I tried with it by connecting to a bitcoin pool, with cgminer and it shows new block detected messages..
And what will happen if, I mine ...
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security of the mining algorithms litecoin vs bitcoin - scrypt vs sha256?
how is the cryptanalysis' current state on both sha256 and litecoin's scrypt?
is litecoin's scrypt on a security level like sha256?
by security i simply mean ways to "break"/"de-cipher" the hash ...
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How to build a p2sh who's scriptsig contains a Signature
I have created a P2SH address, funded it, and am attempting to move the funds with a TX.
The redeemScript for the TX requires the TX signature (OP_CHECKSIGVERIFY), but in order to create this ...
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Mining block are not accepted if BIP related values changed to 0 or 1
I am creating own alt from LiteCoin source. So I have changed hashGenesisBlock , hashMerkleRoot , nonce , timestamp etc.Things are working fine if i don't make BIP34Height , BIP65Height , BIP66Height &...
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Altcoin: Send/receive transactions between nodes have high failure rate
I've noticed that an unusually high number of my attempted send transactions between my nodes (which is currently only 6 at most, but never less than 4) will not broadcast regardless of the amount of ...
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How does scrypt pow work?
Bitcoin's pow is sha256, the hash of header is taken and check against a given target to see whether it is smaller than the target, this can be easy seen as block hash starts with zeros. But how does ...
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Can the Antminer S3 mine Bitcoin using Scrypt algorithm?
Because I can use my PC to mine Bitcoin using the Scrypt algorithm. I use NiceHash. They have an option to select which algorithm we want to use. So I was wondering, once I get my Antminer S3, is it ...
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Difference between scrypt and sha-256 mining?
So in detail my question is:
are both these two algorithms different from each other?.
I read somewhere that this two algorithm is used for the different cryptocurrency. if that's true. then why?
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Are received BTCs really mine?
when somebody send me BTCs I recognize that by seeing a transaction output is equal to my address. But how can I be sure that it's really me and only me who can spend the output?
I can check, I can ...
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Help in understanding block header input data for scrypt
I am an computer engineering student trying to understand how the Litecoin scrypt algorithm works. I downloaded the Github cp-uminer. Can someone give me some examples what the input data look like ...
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How is the "N" in PPLNS chosen? 2xDiff appears to make no sense - OR - Why are Scrypt share difficulties off by a factor of 65536?
while my example in the following question is using the altcoin "Bitconnect", I believe it is actually a general question which fits here - if not, let me know.
I am struggling to understand PPLNS (I ...
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Scrypt CPU miner supporting segregated witness (for Litecoin testnet4) [closed]
I am interested in CPU mining on the Litecoin testnet (testnet4); the difficulty level is currently low enough to make this feasible.
The standard Litecoin client no longer supports CPU mining. The ...
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Is equihash/scrypt suitable for pooled mining?
A "sequential memory-hard" PoW scheme cannot be parallelized effectively thus I imagine you also can't distribute solving the puzzle between participants in a pool? How does that work with scrypt then ...
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How is Scrypt ASIC-resistant?
I just started reading about Litecoin's Scrypt algorithm and all the explanations are quite complex. I have understood that Scrypt uses more memory than Bitcoin's SHA-256 which makes it ASIC-resistant ...
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A2 Terminator Fan Replacement
I am after a couple of fans for my A2 as the bearings have gone.
From what i can see and have measured, they are a uncommon size at 105/106mm. Is this correct?
Any suggestions on replacements?
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What is the fastest way of litecoin mining?
I have searched whole the Internet but it looks like that there isn't any fast way of mining litecoin.
Most powerful CPUs just mine about 200 Kh/s and the most powerful GPUs mine around 900 Kh/s.
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Is there a reliable and accurate profitability calculator?
I've looked at the various profitably calculator sites and honestly I'm not sure how up to date they are. They don't seem very accurate. Is there one that's better than the others?
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Why did Litecoin choose the scrypt factors that they did?
Litecoin uses the scrypt factors (N=1024, r=1, p=1) This means that each hashing thread takes 128kB of memory. The scrypt paper recommends r=8.
Colin Percival, the creator of scrypt, has said:
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What is the benchmark that mining ASICs are measured with to determine the hash rates?
When a mining ASIC claims to run at 1 MH/s or 10/MH/s or even 1000 GH/s, at what difficulty and with what algorithm is that measured against?
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Zeusminer Blizzards no longer working with bfgminer 5.0.0
I was mining off a raspberry pi with some zeus blizzards, I've had to format the SD because it got corrupted and so I took the chance to install the latest bfgminer.
the raspberry is running raspbian ...
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Is the a library for generating signatures and transactions for scrypt coins?
I'm looking for a library similar to this bitcoin one but that works with scrypt based coins.
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Splitting hashpower over multiple pools
Is it possible to split the mining hashpower of a rented mining rig over multiple pools simultaneously?
Say, I rent a scrypt mining power of 5 Mh/s. What I want to do is point that rig to a stratum ...
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Multi GPU mining broken since upgrade to Ubuntu 14.04
This is related to scrypt mining.
I upgraded to Ubuntu 14.04 and after a bit of a hassle I have got almost everything working, except my mining. The issue seems to be a mismatch between OpenCL and ...
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Besides mining Bitcoin what is another good use for an Antminer S1?
Are there any other SHA-256 coins out there that are worth mining? Also, would I be able to mine scrypt-based coins?
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How to make a CryptoCurrency (preferably using Scrypt) in depth [closed]
I'm looking for a proper guide to creating a CryptoCurrency. I know this probably won't be easy, but I'm really determined, and do know how to code in some languages. (C++ Beginner).
I've heard a ...
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How to monitor hash rate over time to diagnose issues
Running a Scrypt mining rig using GPUs.
Want to know if there's a way to monitor your hash rate over time.
Pool stats arent that reliable from what I understand.
CG Watcher, does a decent job, but ...
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what is the difference between eatch coins wallet address,what is the coin public id/salt?
i looked at the link: http://brainwallet.org/
witch generate offline wallets for all major coins,
i noticed that the same Passphrase generate different [Private Key&Address] pairs for eatch coin ...
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Looking for nonces of even numbers
Each one of bitcoin and its derived crypto-currencies has a nonce value in the block, no matter what the algorithm is. Every miner tries to search for a luck nonce which can make the hash value ...
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For maximum mining performance, is it better to minimize latency from the mining rigs to the p2pool server, or from the p2pool server to the Internet?
I'm setting up a p2pool server to mine Scrypt-based coins on. Mostly just for myself, but occasionally some friends will jump in. I'll mostly be mining newer coins with very low difficulties. I'm ...
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Does CPU mining become efficient as memory requirements increase?
I am focusing on an anti scrypt coin called Vertcoin which increases it's N-factor at a set interval. On their main page on bitcointalk it states that CPU computation will make gains as N-factor (...
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5gpu 2psu scrypt mining rig shuts down 1hour later [closed]
I built the following rig:
5x SAPPHIRE TRI-X R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 OC (UEFI)
1x AeroCool Templarius Imperator 1150W 80 Plus Gold
1x HighPower Tech 1200w Gold Plus (HP-1200-G14C-GOLD)
1x Gigabyte GA-...
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Share is above target when switching between stratums
I'm running a pool for some friends and myself, where we mine both dogecoin and litecoin (and occasionaly some other flavor of the day).
The farms are pointing to a simple proxy: a C daemon that is ...
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Full example data for scrypt Stratum-client [closed]
I'm trying to write a Mining client for Scrypt-based mining using Stratum Communication.
As of now, I have some trouble verifying all my bit orders and sequences. Hashes I'm generating get always ...
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Butterfly Jalapeño for Dogecoin? [duplicate]
Can a Butterfly Jalapeño be used to mine dogecoin? If so, is it cost effective, compared to it's bitcoin mining cost effectiveness?
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Configure CPU Scrypt miner
I've decided to give 42coin a shot with CPU mining but the CPU miner that I've found doesn't specify how to configure it. It DOES give you the parameters though. I'm not sure if I should add a .bat ...
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Is Vertcoin really ASIC resistant?
Vertcoin comes with Adaptive-N-factor, which means the scrypt algorithm PBKDF parameter N will be changed according to the announced time table. Litecoin has N=10, while Vertcoin starts with N=11. And ...
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0 accepted out of 460? Will my shares be accepted eventually?
I just started mining on Slush Pool using Macminer with a CPU. I am getting a hashrate of 12.28kH/s with the Scrypt hash algorithm, which I guess is not a big rate at all.
I am wondering about the ...
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CPU bottleneck and Scrypt mining?
Im planing to set up a small energy efficient mining rig, im planing to use a low power CPU/MOBO bundle, this is my favorite: Biostar A68I-350 (with 1 DIMM DDR3 4Gb)
It takes only 18W TDP and has one ...
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Low hashrate with cgminer 3.7.2 kalroth edition @ ubuntu 13.10 x64 @ R9 290 MSI GAMING EDITION @ 16 gb ram @ core i7 860
I'm trying with (below my sh file):
export DISPLAY=:0
export GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT=100
export GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS=1
cd /home/x/cgminer-3.7.2-kalroth/
find *.bin -delete
sleep 3
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Is difficult hashing algorithm necessary?
To avoid GPU/ASIC mining, difficult hashing functions, such as scrypt and scrypt-jane, are proposed as PoW algorithm (However, GPU and ASIC are also suitable for basic scrypt operation). Is it good ...
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Why GPU (cgminer) scrypt mining generates so many false-positive nonces?
I understand that GPU might have less accurate results of real numbers because speed/performance is the target. But I don't understand why it also occurred in integer numbers.
Taking mining algorithm,...
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What are the most popular CPU/GPU miners with scrypt-jane support
There are a few github projects, but it doesn't look as though there's a 'mainstream' option with good support for varying protocol. Is there any one most popular?
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Middlecoin vs Wafflepool vs multipool.us [closed]
Which one actually has a better payoff? As I understand from their websites, their fees are:
Middlecoin 3.88%
Wafflepool 1%
Multipool.us 1.50%
So, clearly Wafflepool's the best, but how are ...
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Is my cgminer (scrypt) working / Mining on middlecoin pool
I'm trying to mine on the middlecoin pool using the following command:
cgminer --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://middlecoin.com:3333 -u
1C7Ubg5VxvJyXYBT6neNVFgUVdgq1Kiy72 -p asdf
and I do get the screen ...
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AltCoins based on Scrypt - How to do transactions with PHP?
Im interested in other scrypt based coins other than Litecoin.
I have noticed that most of these coins have no documentation. So is it safe to assume that I can follow the Litecoin documentation if ...
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cgminer not accepting or rejecting
I have a R9 280x Toxic edititon and I've set up cgminer with latest catalyst on ubuntu 12.04.3
the thing is, if I run cg miner like
cgminer --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://url:3333 -u a.b -p c -I 13 -g ...
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Litecoin miner crash with no apparent reason
I have a machine with 1 R9 X280 running on Intensity 13. It ran for 2 weeks with no problems, and now it's been crashing every day, or even up to 4-5 times a day. (Crashing as in rebooting with no ...
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Scrypt (Litecoin) memory / performance tradeoff
For Litecoin, if memory size is increased in processing the Scrypt algorithm, for example to 384 kB instead of 128 kB (and assuming likewise an L2 cache size of 384 kB), would the typical CPU ...
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SCRYPT [Need Help] Radeon 5970 HD [Apparently supposed to get 750-800KH/s) @ 300kh/s
Okay, so I'm on Windows 7 and I'm only getting 300KH/s. Please help.
I'm using cgminer, I have the latest AMD drivers (Catalyst).
I'm using -T --intensity 18 -v 2 --worksize 256 --failover-only -d 0,...
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ASICs and large memory requirements [duplicate]
People keep saying that proof of work functions like scrypt prevent ASICs from working because of large memory requirements.
What's stopping ASIC designers from simply building ones that have lots of ...
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