BitMinter - Revision history

NotATether: BitMinter — drop redundant discontinued ambox

2026-09-09T10:25:21Z

BitMinter — drop redundant discontinued ambox

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	~~{{ambox\|type=caution\|text='''Discontinued.''' BitMinter halted mining in July 2020 and shut down its website in July 2021.}}~~
	{{infobox company\|name=Bitminter		{{infobox company\|name=Bitminter
	\|industry=[[Mining pool]]		\|industry=[[Mining pool]]

NotATether: BitMinter History — shutdown 2020/2021; Defunct cats; drop timeline dump

2026-09-08T13:25:51Z

BitMinter History — shutdown 2020/2021; Defunct cats; drop timeline dump

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 '''BitMinter''' (styled Bitminter) was a bitcoin [[Pooled mining|mining pool]] and easy-to-use mining client. The operator later stated that roughly 1% of all bitcoins in circulation had been minted through the pool. The coinbase signature was "BitMinter".
-Some numbers:
+== History ==
-* 728 658 user accounts
+Development of the BitMinter client began in March 2011. The pool launched in June 2011 as a graphical alternative to command-line GPU mining on Windows, Linux, and macOS.<ref name="shutdown">[https://web.archive.org/web/20210708062259/https://bitminter.com/shutdown.html BitMinter shutdown page (archived)]</ref> The first BitMinter block was mined in early July 2011. Namecoin merged mining began in November 2011.
-Timeline:
+At peak activity around May 2013 the pool sometimes accounted for a large share of daily blocks. As USB ASICs lost competitiveness, the desktop client became obsolete, but the pool continued. Hashrate later fell sharply. The last BitMinter bitcoin block cited by the operator was in August 2019.
--07-02: Bitminter website was shut down
+Shutdown was announced around the start of June 2020 by email, BitcoinTalk, and social media. Mining operations halted on 1 July 2020. The website was intended to close on 1 June 2021 and was shut down on 2 July 2021.<ref name="shutdown" /><ref>[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=788753.msg54540912#msg54540912 Shutdown announcement on Bitcointalk]</ref>
--06-01: Intended website shutdown date - shutdown postponed
+== Scale (operator tally) ==
+The shutdown notice listed about 728658 accounts, nine years of mining, 6487 blocks remaining in the chain, and about 205287.5 newly minted bitcoins (under 1% of the eventual 21 million cap), plus fees in the overall BTC mined total.
 * [[Comparison of mining pools]]
 * [[Pooled mining]]
-==References==
+== External links ==
 <references />
-[[Category:Pool Operators]]
+[[Category:Defunct companies]]
-{{Pools}}
+[[Category:Defunct mining pools]]

NotATether: BitMinter — discontinued ambox + past-tense lead

2026-09-08T13:14:39Z

BitMinter — discontinued ambox + past-tense lead

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			{{ambox\|type=caution\|text='''Discontinued.''' BitMinter halted mining in July 2020 and shut down its website in July 2021.}}
	{{infobox company\|name=Bitminter		{{infobox company\|name=Bitminter
	\|industry=[[Mining pool]]		\|industry=[[Mining pool]]
	\|founder=[[DrHaribo]]		\|founder=[[DrHaribo]]
	\|foundation=June ~~26,~~ 2011		\|foundation=June 2011
			\|defunct=July 2021 (site) / July 2020 (mining)
	\|website=https://bitminter.com		\|website=https://bitminter.com
	}}		}}

	'''~~Bitminter~~''' was a [[Pooled mining\|~~bitcoin~~ mining pool]]. ~~Roughly~~ 1% of ~~the~~ bitcoins in circulation ~~came from Bitminter.~~		'''BitMinter''' (styled Bitminter) was a bitcoin [[Pooled mining\|mining pool]] and easy-to-use mining client. The operator later stated that roughly 1% of all bitcoins in circulation had been minted through the pool. The coinbase signature was "BitMinter".

	~~Mining was technically difficult in the early days. A text-based mining client~~ had to be run from the command line. Most people didn't know what a command line was. The original idea for Bitminter was for an easy-to-use graphical mining client that anyone could use. This was for mining on graphics cards initially. As client development neared completion the ~~project turned into a full mining~~ pool ~~instead of just the client~~.

	The [[coinbase]] signature ~~for this pool is:~~ "BitMinter" ~~<ref>[https://blockchain.info/tx/ecee974dc1a10cd6f1cd41c18234741b3ed8e1afaa3ce2b7f02a5098aa2985da Example of decoded coinbase]</ref>~~.

	Some numbers:		Some numbers:

DrHaribo at 12:44, 3 July 2021

2021-07-03T12:44:02Z

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	2020-07-01: Mining operations halted		2020-07-01: Mining operations halted

	2020-06-01: Shutdown announced by direct email to users, Bitcointalk <ref>[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=788753.msg54540912#msg54540912 Shutdown announcement on Bitcointalk]</ref> and social media ~~- see Bitcointalk post~~		2020-06-01: Shutdown announced by direct email to users, Bitcointalk <ref>[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=788753.msg54540912#msg54540912 Shutdown announcement on Bitcointalk]</ref> and social media

	2020-05-11: Third Bitcoin halving, reducing block reward from 12.5 to 6.25 BTC		2020-05-11: Third Bitcoin halving, reducing block reward from 12.5 to 6.25 BTC

DrHaribo: Update after Bitminter was shut down, adding stats and history

2021-07-03T12:42:31Z

Update after Bitminter was shut down, adding stats and history

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-'''Bitminter''' is one of the old [[Pooled mining|mining pools]] from 2011.
+'''Bitminter''' was a [[Pooled mining|bitcoin mining pool]]. Roughly 1% of the bitcoins in circulation came from Bitminter.
-Mining was technically difficult in the early days. A mining client had to be run from the command line. Most people don't know what a command line is. The original idea for Bitminter was for an easy-to-use graphical mining client that anyone could use. This was for mining on graphics cards initially. As client development neared completion the project eventually turned into a full mining pool which launched June 26, 2011. As the first generation USB-based ASIC miners arrived in 2013, support for some of these were also added to the Bitminter client.
+Mining was technically difficult in the early days. A text-based mining client had to be run from the command line. Most people didn't know what a command line was. The original idea for Bitminter was for an easy-to-use graphical mining client that anyone could use. This was for mining on graphics cards initially. As client development neared completion the project turned into a full mining pool instead of just the client.
 The [[coinbase]] signature for this pool is: "BitMinter" <ref>[https://blockchain.info/tx/ecee974dc1a10cd6f1cd41c18234741b3ed8e1afaa3ce2b7f02a5098aa2985da Example of decoded coinbase]</ref>.
-Mining servers for Bitminter are available in the US, Canada and the EU.
+Some numbers:
 ==External Links==
 * [https://bitminter.com Main webpage]
-* [https://bitminter.com/livestats/big Live statistics]
+* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=788753.0 Bitminter support thread]
 * [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=31163.0 Support thread for the Bitminter client (Windows/Linux/Mac)]

DrHaribo: Use https links

2019-11-03T16:56:40Z

Use https links

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	==External Links==		==External Links==

	* [~~http~~://bitminter.com Main webpage]		* [https://bitminter.com Main webpage]
	* [~~http~~://bitminter.com/livestats/big Live statistics]		* [https://bitminter.com/livestats/big Live statistics]
	* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=788753.0 Current pool support thread]		* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=788753.0 Current pool support thread]
	* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=31163.0 Support thread for the Bitminter client (Windows/Linux/Mac)]		* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=31163.0 Support thread for the Bitminter client (Windows/Linux/Mac)]

DrHaribo: Add infobox and some background info

2019-10-03T20:47:17Z

Add infobox and some background info

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	'''~~BitMinter~~''' is a [[Pooled mining\|mining ~~pool]] operated by Geir Harald Hansen aka [[User:DrHaribo\|DrHaribo~~]]. ~~It launched~~ on 26. June 2011.		{{infobox company\|name=Bitminter
			\|industry=[[Mining pool]]
			\|founder=[[DrHaribo]]
			\|foundation=June 26, 2011
			\|website=https://bitminter.com
			}}

			'''Bitminter''' is one of the old [[Pooled mining\|mining pools]] from 2011.

			Mining was technically difficult in the early days. A mining client had to be run from the command line. Most people don't know what a command line is. The original idea for Bitminter was for an easy-to-use graphical mining client that anyone could use. This was for mining on graphics cards initially. As client development neared completion the project eventually turned into a full mining pool which launched June 26, 2011. As the first generation USB-based ASIC miners arrived in 2013, support for some of these were also added to the Bitminter client.

	The [[coinbase]] signature for this pool is: "BitMinter" <ref>[https://blockchain.info/tx/ecee974dc1a10cd6f1cd41c18234741b3ed8e1afaa3ce2b7f02a5098aa2985da Example of decoded coinbase]</ref>.		The [[coinbase]] signature for this pool is: "BitMinter" <ref>[https://blockchain.info/tx/ecee974dc1a10cd6f1cd41c18234741b3ed8e1afaa3ce2b7f02a5098aa2985da Example of decoded coinbase]</ref>.

	~~Two of its~~ servers are ~~located~~ in the US and ~~one in~~ the EU.		Mining servers for Bitminter are available in the US, Canada and the EU.

	==External Links==		==External Links==

DrHaribo: Correct launch date

2015-05-16T19:52:22Z

Correct launch date

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	'''BitMinter''' is a [[Pooled mining\|mining pool]] operated by Geir Harald Hansen aka [[User:DrHaribo\|DrHaribo]]. It launched on 8. ~~July~~ 2011~~<ref>[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=27062.0 BitMinter.com [1% PPLNS,Pays TxFees +MergedMining,Stratum,GBT,vardiff]</ref>~~.		'''BitMinter''' is a [[Pooled mining\|mining pool]] operated by Geir Harald Hansen aka [[User:DrHaribo\|DrHaribo]]. It launched on 26. June 2011.

	The [[coinbase]] signature for this pool is: "BitMinter" <ref>[https://blockchain.info/tx/ecee974dc1a10cd6f1cd41c18234741b3ed8e1afaa3ce2b7f02a5098aa2985da Example of decoded coinbase]</ref>.		The [[coinbase]] signature for this pool is: "BitMinter" <ref>[https://blockchain.info/tx/ecee974dc1a10cd6f1cd41c18234741b3ed8e1afaa3ce2b7f02a5098aa2985da Example of decoded coinbase]</ref>.

Newar at 17:31, 24 December 2014

2014-12-24T17:31:32Z

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	The [[coinbase]] signature for this pool is: "BitMinter" <ref>[https://blockchain.info/tx/ecee974dc1a10cd6f1cd41c18234741b3ed8e1afaa3ce2b7f02a5098aa2985da Example of decoded coinbase]</ref>.		The [[coinbase]] signature for this pool is: "BitMinter" <ref>[https://blockchain.info/tx/ecee974dc1a10cd6f1cd41c18234741b3ed8e1afaa3ce2b7f02a5098aa2985da Example of decoded coinbase]</ref>.

			Two of its servers are located in the US and one in the EU.

	==External Links==		==External Links==

Newar at 20:53, 2 November 2014

2014-11-02T20:53:53Z

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	'''BitMinter''' is a [[Pooled mining\|mining pool]] operated by Geir Harald Hansen aka [[User:DrHaribo\|DrHaribo]].It launched on 8. July 2011<ref>[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=27062.0 BitMinter.com [1% PPLNS,Pays TxFees +MergedMining,Stratum,GBT,vardiff]</ref>.		'''BitMinter''' is a [[Pooled mining\|mining pool]] operated by Geir Harald Hansen aka [[User:DrHaribo\|DrHaribo]]. It launched on 8. July 2011<ref>[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=27062.0 BitMinter.com [1% PPLNS,Pays TxFees +MergedMining,Stratum,GBT,vardiff]</ref>.

	The [[coinbase]] signature for this pool is: "BitMinter" <ref>[https://blockchain.info/tx/ecee974dc1a10cd6f1cd41c18234741b3ed8e1afaa3ce2b7f02a5098aa2985da Example of decoded coinbase]</ref>.		The [[coinbase]] signature for this pool is: "BitMinter" <ref>[https://blockchain.info/tx/ecee974dc1a10cd6f1cd41c18234741b3ed8e1afaa3ce2b7f02a5098aa2985da Example of decoded coinbase]</ref>.