Updated Windows Binary for the new sgminer 5.0 Beta Miner Software

15 Jul
2014

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We have compiled a windows binary of the new sgminer 5.0 beta based on the latest (source) and you can download and try it yourself from the link below. The sgminer 5.0 beta is trying to provide an unified and feature-full GPU miner by integrating the kernels for mining various crypto currencies in a single miner, including support the latest algorithms. We have compiled this binary in order to use it in our NiceHash Control tool based package with support for AMD GPUs and we are going to update the latest package with the new sgminer 5.0 beta shortly. We have already tried the binary with the latest AMD beta video drivers and it does work fine with slightly higher performance, so you might want to update to the 14.7 Beta drivers if you still haven’t done so. Update from the previous 14.6 beta might not bring such a performance increase, unlike updating from previous versions, where you can expect to get a better performance boost.

– You can download and try the new sgminer 5.0 beta for GPU Mining on Windows OS here…

I/O Coin (IOC) X11-based alternative cryptocoin

15 Jul
2014

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I/O Coin (IOC) is a digital currency released in early July of 2014. After the initial mining period “Proof Of Work” phase there were approximately 16 million coins minted. Just like any currency (Dollar, Euro) I/O Coin has a real world value. This value is based on the latest trades on digital currency exchanges. You also earn interest on the coins you hold in your wallet, by allowing them to ‘stake’, Staking helps secure the network. In turn, users are rewarded with a small unit of a coin for the length of time the wallet is open and staking. We have a highly skilled team of developers, who have created our own Proof of Stake system ‘PoS I/O, HTML5 wallets, DIONS decentralized usernames allowing to send coins easily via a registered username and Android Mobile wallet with a Point of Sale feature, not seen with any other digital currency.

Website:
– http://iocoin.io/

Block Explorer:
– https://chainz.cryptoid.info/ioc/

Coin Specifications

  • X11 Algorithm PoW + PoS
  • Total coins: 16.000.000 after PoW, total 22.000.000 IOC
  • PoW Ends After: Approximately 7 days
  • Block Target Time: 60 Seconds
  • BLock Reward: Block 1-30: 625 coins, Block 30-12815: 1250 coins
  • PoS Interest Rate: 1-3% Dynamic Annual Compound Interest
  • PoS Min Coin Age: 8hr

Wallet:
– Windows
– Mac OS
– Android

Source Code:
– at GitHub

Ports:
– RPC Port: 33765
– P2P Port: 33764

Mining Pools:
No pols available, the coin is now PoS only.

Coin Exchanges:
– Bittrex
– Yobit

NiceHash Control Tool 1.1.1 Pack for AMD Radeon 280X

14 Jul
2014

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We have updated our NiceHash Control tool package with sgminer for use with AMD Radeon R9 280X or 7970 GPUs to the latest NiceHash Control version 1.1.1 that adds up some new useful features. The idea for this tool is to sell your hashrate at the NiceHash service making the highest possible profit by switching to the most profitable mining algorithm all the time. Our ready to use package supports the X11, X13, X15 and NIST5 algorithms as we consider that these are currently the most profitable ones as well as the ones that will use less power and generate less heat. The update available here also introduces backup pools for each algorithm, so that when NiceHash is down you will move to the TradeMyBit pool as a backup (you need a registration there and to setup the backup pool’s user and password to your own).

What you need to do in order to use our AMD Radeon 280X mining pack is to edit the config file and set your BTC address, edit the backup pool settings in the MINERS.bat file and then just start the AUTOSTART.BAT file to fire up the software. What is left is to monitor your earnings on the NiceHash website, and you can check the log.txt file for information what algorithm was switched to and when. This version of the package does take advantage of the failover pool feature that sgminer supports, something that is still not available in the ccMiner for Nvidia, where we have to use a workaround to provide a backup pool support. If you like this tool and our AMD Radeon 280X mining pack based around it, don’t forget to send a tip to the author of the NiceHash Control software. Another important note, make sure to use the latest AMD beta video drivers in order to maximize your hashrate.

– To download the NiceHash Control 1.1.1 Radeon 280X ready to use pack for Windows…

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