BitMinter - Revision history

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>.

Newar at 19:43, 2 November 2014

2014-11-02T19:43:09Z

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	BitMinter is a [[Pooled mining\|mining pool]] operated by Geir Harald Hansen aka [[User:DrHaribo\|DrHaribo]].		'''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~~ launched ~~in june~~ 2011.

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

			==External Links==

	* [http://bitminter.com Main webpage]		* [http://bitminter.com Main webpage]
	* [http://bitminter.com/livestats/big Live statistics]		* [http://bitminter.com/livestats/big Live statistics]
			* [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)]

	==See Also==		==See Also==
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	* [[Comparison of mining pools]]		* [[Comparison of mining pools]]
	* [[Pooled mining]]		* [[Pooled mining]]

			==References==
			<references />

	[[Category:Pool Operators]]		[[Category:Pool Operators]]
			{{Pools}}

DrHaribo at 23:22, 2 February 2014

2014-02-02T23:22:08Z

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	BitMinter is a [[Pooled mining\|mining pool]] operated by Geir Harald Hansen aka DrHaribo.		BitMinter is a [[Pooled mining\|mining pool]] operated by Geir Harald Hansen aka [[User:DrHaribo\|DrHaribo]].
	BitMinter launched in june 2011.		BitMinter launched in june 2011.

DrHaribo at 21:21, 9 March 2013

2013-03-09T21:21:17Z

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	BitMinter is a mining pool operated by Geir Harald Hansen aka DrHaribo.		BitMinter is a [[Pooled mining\|mining pool]] operated by Geir Harald Hansen aka DrHaribo.
	BitMinter launched in june 2011.		BitMinter launched in june 2011.