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Board Mining (Altcoins)
Re:
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benzen
on 29/11/2021, 13:22:36 UTC
The new beta version is ready. It is mostly a bugfix release, the more significant upgrades are coming next month. You can download PhoenixMiner 6.0a from here:

PhoenixMiner_6.0a_Windows.zip
PhoenixMiner_6.0a_Linux.tar.gz

The new features in this release are:
  • Full LHR disable mode -lhrdis <n>  1 - yes (default), 0 - no
  • Show the GPU vendor name in the list of GPUs to make it easier to identify the GPUs
  • Added support for the latest AMD Linux drivers 21.40.1. There are some bugs in these drivers, particularly the clocks and voltages can't be set properly with older
    cards (RX4x0/RX5x0/Vega/RadeonVII)
  • Validated support for the latest AMD Windows drivers up to 21.11.2
  • Fixed issues with AMD RX6700XT cards with the latest AMD and Linux drivers
  • Fixed issues with AMD Vega and Radeon VII cards on latest Windows and Linux drivers
  • Fixed crash with very old Nvidia drivers (3xx.x)
  • Other fixes and small improvements

The updated list of known issues (driver incompatibilities, etc.) and workarounds:
AMD Linux driver 21.40.1 has a bug preventing proper setting of clocks and voltages on older cards (RX4x0/RX5x0/Vega/RadeonVII). Given that these drivers are also
usually slower than the older drivers for these cards, we recommend using Linux drivers 20.30 for anything older than RX6000 series.
If you are using Linux drivers 21.40.1 with Radeon VII cards, you need to add the option -fpwm 1 in order to have proper fan control.
AMD Linux drivers 21.40.1 has finally removed the requirement of PCIe atomics but there are problems when you try to mix Polaris (RX4x0/5x0) cards and Vega or newer
cards on the same rig.
Some Nvidia cards will report a lot of stale shares under Windows 11. Using the same driver version under Windows 10 resolves the issue.
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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Are We Dead Without China?
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benzen
on 22/11/2017, 23:33:24 UTC
When China banned BTC it was around 3000 dollars. Now it's 8000. Make your own conclusions, but yes, Bitcoin will survive and might even be better off without China.
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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Getting porn sites to accept bitcoin
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benzen
on 22/11/2017, 07:21:03 UTC
Porn sites here in Philippines are already banned a few months ago because of it's bad influence especially to the millenials. But getting porn sites to accept bitcoin is another story. It is not acceptable. It is not a wrong practice or use of bitcoin. We just use our common sense. Why we use bitcoin to purchase something that is not good for everyone.

That is an interesting way to look at things, because after all one of Bitcoin's biggest use cases has been to buy things, which you don't want others to associate you with - freedom.
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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Bitcoin bubble
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benzen
on 22/11/2017, 07:19:18 UTC
I thought it was a bubble in April Grin I think there may be a bit too much hot air in the economy, but it's impossible to call the top. After all Bitcoin's quantity is fixed. You can always build more houses or factories, which makes the markets more prone to crashing.
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Re: Mempool has doubled in the last 8 hours
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benzen
on 22/11/2017, 06:41:05 UTC
I think the majority of folks on here on hodlers. Mempool doesn't matter to many and there's a multi faceted plan to make transactions faster.
Mining power can be moved and replaced and with all of the creative developers, some sort of plan is likely in the works.

Can you please enlighten me on the general plan to make transactions faster and cheaper? I've been looking out for it, but there isn't much.
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Re: Is Bitcoin Really The Future Of Money?
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benzen
on 22/11/2017, 06:36:14 UTC
I think the Bitcoin community should be more aware of Bitcoin's libertarian roots. Are we heading towards a freer world under Trump? I doubt it Undecided
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Board Beginners & Help
Re: Does Bitcoin work for online shopping?
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benzen
on 21/11/2017, 20:00:50 UTC
How do the fees work out for shopping nowadays? I've heard the fees have skyrocketed.
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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: how can bitcoin survive with 26 USD transaction cost?
by
benzen
on 21/11/2017, 19:56:58 UTC
I was worried about this problem a long time ago. To me it seems that every blockchain which is not centralized in some way is headed down this path. Yet the absolute euphoria about Bitcoin's future and disruptiveness continues. What gives?
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Re: Arguments against bitcoin?
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benzen
on 21/11/2017, 10:30:36 UTC
In my opinion the biggest argument against is the txps rate as well as fees. I may be behind the game, but the last time I heard of it Bitcoin charges the buyer like 5 bucks per transaction.
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Re: Every generation gets sucked in’: Bitcoin bubble worse than dotcom boom
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benzen
on 21/11/2017, 10:27:37 UTC
At this point I don't think Bitcoin will crash due to a lack of confidence. Something else has to happen to thoroughly shock the holders such as terrible forking, very high fees and slow transactions or government interference.
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Re: Are you surprise by bitcoin price now?
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benzen
on 21/11/2017, 10:24:23 UTC
I have to admit I am surprised. The underlying concept of Bitcoin has remained the same, but it just keeps on rallying without anything new and significant. When I was following it in 2015, 2016, nothing was so much different, but nothing was happening.
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Re: Is Bitcoin Really The Future Of Money?
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benzen
on 12/11/2017, 14:48:53 UTC
All I can say is the future of money does not move at 7txps and have fees of $5 per transaction. Now you can argue we will overcome these crippling limitations as technology progresses, but the way I see it, it hasn't changed substantially in almost 8 years. Clunkiness seems to be an innate feature of Bitcoin due to the excessive confirmations that are needed to verify transactions. However one could argue it's the future of censorship resistance of assets. I don't think our current society needs these features of Bitcoin (at least for the price it costs). It was designed for a lawless and trustless society, a libertarian utopia. Bitcoin and libertarianism are part and parcel, it's just that the frenzy and the profits have obfuscated the obvious bond between the two. I don't see the world turning libertarian anytime soon.
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Re: Do you think Bitcoin will survive after 100 year ?
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benzen
on 11/11/2017, 14:43:16 UTC
I doubt it. If it did exist, it would be a fork which is based on a fundamentally different and faster technology and Bitcoin would be the grandgrandgranddaddy. But with the way the Bitcoin wealth is distributed towards the top I even doubt that. Who would want to be the sucker since birth? Such a system is designed to be toppled by the people and there is nothing enforcing it.
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Re: Bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash - What is the future bitcoin
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benzen
on 11/11/2017, 11:10:01 UTC
Wherever the miners go is what will come out on top. Bitcoin has racked up 100k unconfirmed transactions in the recent days, which is a very worrying development.
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Re: Is Bitcoin really secure?
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benzen
on 11/11/2017, 11:07:15 UTC
Bitcoin marketcap is 110 billion dollars. That's more than the richest man on Earth and on par with some of the richest companies in the world. It's a bounty so high that it should reassure everyone about its immediate security. However as the core gets updated and Bitcoin adapts to market demands a lot more uncertainties could be introduced. Bitcoin in its current form also relies heavily on middlemen, who also serve as legitimate points of failure.
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Re: Bitcoin Supporters Welcome SegWit2x Cancellation
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benzen
on 10/11/2017, 20:33:09 UTC
I don't know who reacted positively to the cancellation segwit2x but the price of bitcoin fell by $ 1,000. You want to say that this is a positive reaction? Lol. If bitcoin does not change we may be witnessing its collapse. Now in the cryptocurrency market there are many competitors who can offer more favorable conditions. We have become hostage to the greed of miners. Don't understand why users happy.

All coins are destined to follow the path of Bitcoin eventually. You may circumvent or hide the elephant in the room that is scalability, but that is the issue with confirming every single transaction again and again. Blockchain is not the one size fits all solution to every problem that exists that it is often made out to be (in my opinion).
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Re: Oh This is just the beginning
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benzen
on 10/11/2017, 20:30:34 UTC
There was a time when BTC peaked at 2800 and then fell to 1800. It seemed like the end of the world. From there it picked back up and we're essentially at 4x the price now. This dip is insignificant in the bigger picture.
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Re: Bitcoin plummeting in price
by
benzen
on 10/11/2017, 13:47:13 UTC
It's arbitrary. Bitcoin price has swung a lot this year even without substantial news to back it up.
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Board Speculation
Re: This guy predicts bitcoin to be $20,000 in 2 years. What do you think?
by
benzen
on 02/11/2017, 01:07:35 UTC
It's possible Bitcoin will be $20,000 by the end of the year, let alone in 2 years. I think it's safe to say it will be $20,000 in 2 years.
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Re: Will Bitcoin be replaced by another cryptocurrency?
by
benzen
on 27/10/2017, 08:11:23 UTC
I highly doubt it. Bitcoin can be forked to gain the features of competitors, it is a known brand and the alts are destined to repeat the mistakes of Bitcoin anyway. Might as well go with Bitcoin.