Cryptocurrencies represent a unique form of currency, or money. A cryptocurrency, or a coin, is a decentralized form of currency that has no central authority which can manipulate the currency, influence its supply, or alter its interest rates. As opposed to a fiat currency issued, or minted, by...
It is important to understand the power of your graphics processing unit or simply GPU or graphics card. You might be surprised to learn from this article that its power stretches far beyond the obvious. We all know that the better your graphics card — or normally the...
If you’re new to the cryptocurrency community, you may have some questions about crypto coins. First and foremost among them is likely “What are crypto coins used for?” After all, it’s not like most stores are accepting bitcoin to pay for your groceries! The truth is...
There’s really no excuse not to be mining cryptocurrency. As long as you have a home computer made in recent years, you have the GPU and CPU power to be part of a mining pool. If you still need convincing, here’s a few reasons why...
Following the advent of Bitcoin in January 2009, many were interested in the idea of the decentralization of a currency, as well as an economy model that is independent of government regulation. As such, in those early days, Bitcoin enthusiasts decided to mine the currency...
When you hear about GPUs, the thing that comes into your head are the highly detailed video games. Conventionally, people buy GPUs to process large amounts of data, which are usually required by high-end games. However, people also use them for processing graphics, videos and...
The high volatility of cryptocurrencies represents a barrier that keeps many from stepping into the world of crypto. Even more, the recent rise in the volatility of cryptocurrencies has greatly reduced their significance as an asset for a "store of value" This has undermined the...
Most cryptocurrencies are issued or created through the process of mining. Cryptocurrency mining is the process by which a large number of computers, or other forms of hardware such as GPUs and ASIC miners, compete to solve complex mathematical problems in order to incorporate cryptocurrency...
When you buy a car, you are generally expected to know how to drive it as it would not make much sense to own one if you don’t. But unlike buying a car, if you wanted to get started in the crypto industry, we can...
The cryptocurrency arena has as much technobabble as a Star Trek episode from the 90’s, which was amusing on a television series but can be intimidating and confusing when encountered in the real world. WinMiner provides an entry point for the average computer user to...