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==Overview== | |||
This concept was first reached by Bitcoin Plus, a [[cpu-miner|cpu miner]] that is launched from the browser, requires no installation, and runs as a Java application. Additionally, this approach was done by [[Bitp.it|Bitp.it]] as javascript which is designed to be embeddable in webpages to create a distributed server farm. | |||
==[[Bitcoin Plus|Bitcoin Plus]] Implementation== | |||
The miner connects to a pool and the payout method is pay-per-share. The pool's fee is 3%. | The miner connects to a pool and the payout method is pay-per-share. The pool's fee is 3%. | ||
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This software was announced on May 18, 2011<ref>[http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=8780.0 Browser Bitcoin Miner (No setup, no download, no configuration)]</ref>. | This software was announced on May 18, 2011<ref>[http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=8780.0 Browser Bitcoin Miner (No setup, no download, no configuration)]</ref>. | ||
==[[Bitp.it|Bitp.it]] Implementation== | |||
A user's computer is used by the website they are viewing, which has added Javascript to the <head> section of the site, as a distributed miner. [[Bitcoin Pooled Mining|Slush's pool]] is used as the pool which the distributed computer connects to. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[Why a GPU mines faster than a CPU]] | * [[Why a GPU mines faster than a CPU]] | ||
* [[Bitp.it]] | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 04:46, 1 June 2011
Overview
This concept was first reached by Bitcoin Plus, a cpu miner that is launched from the browser, requires no installation, and runs as a Java application. Additionally, this approach was done by Bitp.it as javascript which is designed to be embeddable in webpages to create a distributed server farm.
Bitcoin Plus Implementation
The miner connects to a pool and the payout method is pay-per-share. The pool's fee is 3%.
Requires Java 1.5 or higher. This miner app is not open source.
This software was announced on May 18, 2011[1].
Bitp.it Implementation
A user's computer is used by the website they are viewing, which has added Javascript to the <head> section of the site, as a distributed miner. Slush's pool is used as the pool which the distributed computer connects to.
See Also
External Links
- http://bitcoinplus.com web site