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Ethereum’s Blockchain Reaching 3GB in Size Already

12, Nov 2015

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With Bitcoin’s blockchain data files already over 50 GB in size and Litecoin’s blockhcain size approaching 7 GB there are some concerns rising about the rapidly growing in size blockchain of Ethereum. While BTC and LTC are already a few years old and established and used crypto currencies, Ethereum is still fairly new and in just little over 3 and a half months the blockchain size has already reached 2.9 GB in size. Now, imagine what will happen in a few years of use with the adoption rate and numbers of transactions increasing… it could easily catch up to the size of the Bitcoin’s blockchain. In fact the amount of data that the blockchains of crypto currencies take is starting to become an issue for everyone that is running a full local node and things will get worse as crypto currencies will need more and more space to store the data on your hard drive. This will make online wallet services and light wallets more attractive, but we do still need a lot of full nodes running in order to secure the network of any crypto currency. So not only the matter about the block size for Bitcoin should be discussed, but also the matter about the total blockchain size and that goes for other crypto currencies as well. It is even more of an issue with crypto currencies such as Ethereum that have faster block times, making them generate more blocks in less time.

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How to Benchmark Your Nvidia GPU with ccMiner 1.7 Fork by tpruvot

7, Nov 2015

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The latest release of the ccMiner 1.7 fork by tpruvot (source) has added some new interesting functionality among which is the ability to run a benchmark on all of the supported crypto algorithms by the software. There is no more need to go through all of the algorithms one by one and record the returned results, all you have to do is run ccminer.exe --benchmark and the miner will go through all of the algorithms automatically and print out the hashrate you get with your particular Nvidia GPU. It can work with single and multiple GPUs in the system, but if you have more than one and you do not specify which one you want tested it will benchmark all of them and display individual hashrate. Thanks to the ease of use of this feature and the fact that it needs just about 5 minutes to run we might soon start seeing crypto hashrate benchmarks included in Nvidia GPU reviews on sites that do hardware reviews, but generally do not bother to test crypto mining performance.

Since the output in the console when you run ccMiner in benchmark mode is quite big, you might want to automate the run and have the results written to a text file by default that you can later open and view more easily than having to scroll in a console window. To do so and have the results written to benchmark.txt file just run the following command line: ccminer.exe --benchmark > benchmark.txt

Here is a sample benchmark run on a GTX 980 Ti GPU:

*** ccminer 1.7 for nVidia GPUs by tpruvot@github ***
Built with VC++ 2013 and nVidia CUDA SDK 6.5

Originally based on Christian Buchner and Christian H. project
Include some of the work of djm34, sp, tsiv and klausT.

BTC donation address: 1AJdfCpLWPNoAMDfHF1wD5y8VgKSSTHxPo (tpruvot)

[2015-11-07 14:08:41] Starting benchmark mode with blakecoin
[2015-11-07 14:08:41] NVAPI GPU monitoring enabled.
[2015-11-07 14:08:41] 1 miner thread started, using 'blakecoin' algorithm.
[2015-11-07 14:08:44] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 1503.75 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:08:47] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 1485.03 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:08:47] GPU #0: blakecoin hashrate = 1494.39 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:08:47] Benchmark algo blake...
[2015-11-07 14:08:51] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 997.23 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:08:56] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 990.02 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:08:56] GPU #0: blake hashrate = 993.62 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:08:56] Benchmark algo bmw...
[2015-11-07 14:08:58] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 1384.80 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:09:02] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 1389.88 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:09:02] GPU #0: bmw hashrate = 1387.34 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:09:03] Benchmark algo deep...
[2015-11-07 14:09:12] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 32.92 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:09:21] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 32.93 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:09:22] GPU #0: deep hashrate = 32.93 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:09:22] Benchmark algo fresh...
[2015-11-07 14:09:28] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 12.02 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:09:32] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 12.03 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:09:32] GPU #0: fresh hashrate = 12.03 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:09:32] Benchmark algo fugue256...
[2015-11-07 14:09:34] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 373.83 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:09:42] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 376.02 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:09:42] GPU #0: fugue256 hashrate = 376.02 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:09:42] Benchmark algo groestl...
[2015-11-07 14:09:45] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 30.83 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:09:55] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 30.76 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:09:55] GPU #0: groestl hashrate = 30.80 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:09:56] Benchmark algo heavy...
[2015-11-07 14:10:02] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 30.82 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:10:05] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 30.86 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:10:05] GPU #0: heavy hashrate = 30.84 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:10:05] Benchmark algo keccak...
[2015-11-07 14:10:10] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 347.10 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:10:15] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 394.14 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:10:15] GPU #0: keccak hashrate = 394.14 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:10:15] Benchmark algo jackpot...
[2015-11-07 14:10:20] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 6292.92 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:10:22] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 6595.98 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:10:22] GPU #0: jackpot hashrate = 6444.45 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:10:23] Benchmark algo luffa...
[2015-11-07 14:10:23] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 111.07 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:10:23] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 6572.03 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:10:27] GPU #0: luffa hashrate = 6572.03 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:10:27] Benchmark algo lyra2...
[2015-11-07 14:10:32] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 1078.98 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:10:33] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 1119.20 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:10:33] GPU #0: lyra2 hashrate = 1099.09 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:10:34] Benchmark algo lyra2v2...
[2015-11-07 14:10:39] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 9949.18 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:10:42] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 12.46 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:10:42] GPU #0: lyra2v2 hashrate = 12.46 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:10:43] Benchmark algo myr-gr...
[2015-11-07 14:10:53] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 43.80 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:11:03] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 43.67 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:11:03] GPU #0: myr-gr hashrate = 43.73 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:11:03] Benchmark algo neoscrypt...
[2015-11-07 14:11:03] GPU #0: Using 8192 cuda threads
[2015-11-07 14:11:13] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 660.65 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:11:23] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 661.27 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:11:23] GPU #0: neoscrypt hashrate = 660.96 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:11:23] Benchmark algo nist5...
[2015-11-07 14:11:31] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 20.42 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:11:33] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 23.67 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:11:33] GPU #0: nist5 hashrate = 22.04 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:11:33] Benchmark algo penta...
[2015-11-07 14:11:41] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 12.11 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:11:42] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 15.95 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:11:42] GPU #0: penta hashrate = 14.03 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:11:43] Benchmark algo quark...
[2015-11-07 14:11:47] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 14.64 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:11:49] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 15.42 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:11:49] GPU #0: quark hashrate = 15.03 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:11:50] Benchmark algo qubit...
[2015-11-07 14:11:52] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 15.95 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:11:53] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 15.82 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:11:53] GPU #0: qubit hashrate = 15.82 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:11:53] Benchmark algo skein...
[2015-11-07 14:11:58] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 332.57 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:12:01] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 330.01 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:12:01] GPU #0: skein hashrate = 331.29 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:12:02] Benchmark algo skein2...
[2015-11-07 14:12:05] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 85.98 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:12:07] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 219.13 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:12:07] GPU #0: skein2 hashrate = 219.13 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:12:07] Benchmark algo s3...
[2015-11-07 14:12:08] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 28.61 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:12:17] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 29.49 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:12:17] GPU #0: s3 hashrate = 29.49 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:12:18] Benchmark algo x11...
[2015-11-07 14:12:24] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 9270.83 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:12:29] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 9906.28 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:12:29] GPU #0: x11 hashrate = 9906.28 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:12:29] Benchmark algo x13...
[2015-11-07 14:12:38] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 8304.47 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:12:39] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 8229.94 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:12:39] GPU #0: x13 hashrate = 8267.20 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:12:39] Benchmark algo x14...
[2015-11-07 14:12:48] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 8275.62 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:12:49] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 8168.95 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:12:49] GPU #0: x14 hashrate = 8222.28 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:12:49] Benchmark algo x15...
[2015-11-07 14:12:58] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 7292.03 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:12:59] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 7233.74 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:12:59] GPU #0: x15 hashrate = 7262.88 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:13:00] Benchmark algo x17...
[2015-11-07 14:13:06] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 6703.77 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:13:09] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 6650.18 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:13:10] GPU #0: x17 hashrate = 6676.98 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:13:10] Benchmark algo whirlpool...
[2015-11-07 14:13:18] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 17.52 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:13:19] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 17.41 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:13:19] GPU #0: whirlpool hashrate = 17.47 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:13:20] Benchmark algo whirlpoolx...
[2015-11-07 14:13:26] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 250.26 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:13:36] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 251.12 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:13:36] GPU #0: whirlpoolx hashrate = 250.69 MH/s
[2015-11-07 14:13:37] Benchmark algo zr5...
[2015-11-07 14:13:46] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 1907.64 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] GPU #0: GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 2107.89 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] GPU #0: zr5 hashrate = 2007.77 kH/s
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] Benchmark results for GPU #0 - GeForce GTX 980 Ti:
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] blakecoin : 1459369.4 kH/s, 1 MB, 4194304 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] blake : 970336.8 kH/s, 1 MB, 4194304 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] bmw : 1354822.5 kH/s, 65 MB, 2097152 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] deep : 32154.5 kH/s, 33 MB, 524288 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] fresh : 11745.7 kH/s, 609 MB, 524288 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] fugue256 : 367203.5 kH/s, 129 MB, 4194304 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] groestl : 30076.7 kH/s, 1 MB, 524288 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] heavy : 30115.6 kH/s, 147 MB, 524032 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] keccak : 384901.8 kH/s, 129 MB, 2097152 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] jackpot : 6293.4 kH/s, 106 MB, 1048576 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] luffa : 6417996.4 kH/s, 129 MB, 2097152 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] lyra2 : 1073.3 kH/s, 515 MB, 65536 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] lyra2v2 : 12163.3 kH/s, 393 MB, 262144 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] myr-gr : 42708.4 kH/s, 9 MB, 131072 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] neoscrypt : 645.5 kH/s, 261 MB, 8192 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] nist5 : 21525.5 kH/s, 65 MB, 1048576 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] penta : 13701.2 kH/s, 33 MB, 524288 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] quark : 14678.7 kH/s, 86 MB, 1048576 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] qubit : 15453.1 kH/s, 609 MB, 524288 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] skein : 323525.3 kH/s, 1 MB, 1048576 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] skein2 : 213998.6 kH/s, 33 MB, 524288 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] s3 : 28802.4 kH/s, 609 MB, 524288 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] x11 : 9674.1 kH/s, 609 MB, 524288 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] x13 : 8073.4 kH/s, 609 MB, 524288 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] x14 : 8029.6 kH/s, 609 MB, 524288 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] x15 : 7092.7 kH/s, 609 MB, 524288 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] x17 : 6520.5 kH/s, 609 MB, 524288 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] whirlpool : 17056.7 kH/s, 33 MB, 524288 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] whirlpoolx : 244812.1 kH/s, 65 MB, 1048576 thr.
[2015-11-07 14:13:55] zr5 : 1960.7 kH/s, 84 MB, 262144 thr.

HalleyBTC, a New Service Offering Bitcoin Savings Investment

2, Nov 2015

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A new service called HalleyBTC was just recently launched that offers high ROI for its Bitcoin savings investment options. The service is apparently operated and backed by one of the large Chinese Bitcoin mining farm operators – Halley China (though it seems that it could be ZeusMiner/ZeusHash instead through some partnership with Halley China), so that is apparently where the interest for your investment is coming from. While Halley China is not open to international investors (their website is only available in Chinese), it seems that the new HalleyBTC service is targeting a broader English speaking audience. They have definitely launched the new service right on time as with the recent jump in the price of Bitcoin there is a lot of increase in user’s interest in different ways to invest in Bitcoin.

The service offers three types of investment options, the first one is called Current Deposit and it gives you 0.02% daily interest with no fixed period. The other two higher return options are for 30-Day Fixed Deposit with 15% expected APY (Annual Percentage Yield) and 90-Day Fixed Deposit with 17% expected APY. The higher interest rate is ensured by the fact that your investment is being locked for a specific term, so apparently the Bitcoin you invest on the long term can in turn be used for investment in the existing Bitcoin mining farms of the company to increase the mined coins for example. There are a lot of tools and services that can improve your investing. You just need to pick one that is right for your personal investment style. For example, if you are comparing Motley Fool and Morningstar, you should focus on which service is ideal for your personal needs.

halleybtc-bonus
For their launch HalleyBTC is running a special promotion giving each new user the chance to get 1 to 10 Bitcoins as a bonus deposit to start your investment. All you have to do is register a new account and click on the Get Bonus button on the main page. Do note that what you get as a bonus investment in BTC cannot be withdrawn and will be in your account for 10 days only, what you get to keep is the interest rate you accumulate on the amount for these 10 days. The idea is to get to try and see how the service works without having to invest any of your own Bitcoins up front, do note however that this promotion is only valid up to November 8th November 15th, so do take advantage of the offer before actually sending any of your own coins!

– For more information and to try out the new HalleyBTC Bitcoin investment service…


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