In quality cryptocurrency projects like Bitcoin there is an upward price progression. More importantly, there is a price cycle that oscillates around the price progression. Plotted against time, a cycle with an upward progression looks like a sine wave with an ever increasing average value, which is what we see so far with the Bitcoin […]
Just updated my AMD RX480 and RX580 miners to mine Beam. The mining application is not available on most packaged mining distributions yet, so I created a custom headless Ubuntu 16.04 build, and this guide to remember how to do it again. Initial Operating System Setup Install Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Server after downloading it from a […]
Thank you to everyone who has read and found value in my website, videos, and blog posts. I am taking a break from posting information for a while. There is lots of interest and growth in the small and mid-size cryptocurrency mining space, and there are many more resources available now than when I first […]
I gave this presentation at the University of South Carolina in March for a cryptocurrency class by invitation of the instructor Rob Viglione. The slides are included below the video, as well as the mining facility tour referenced in the presentation.
Ask me anything about ZenCash, crypto mining, or anything else! The Reddit AMA should be here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ZenSys/comments/7zkwbv/our_last_ama_was_so_much_fun_we_want_to_do/ Quick bio: Rolf Versluis is co-founder and Chief Engineer of the privacy oriented cryptocurrency ZenCash. Rolf is an experienced data network security professional with over a decade of experience designing, installing, and troubleshooting systems as the CTO of the […]
Video recording of a presentation with questions and answers for the meetup group in Winnipeg https://www.meetup.com/CryptoNutz/ Find out more about BlockOps at Block Operations and about SirCarthy at http://www.winnipegbtc.com/
I’m going to be traveling to some countries in Latin America soon. Although this is short notice, I have a some time to get together with people to talk crypto mining, ZenCash, or both. I even have presentations prepared, in case someone wants to get a small group of people together. Guatemala City – Sunday […]
Hi, I am Ben, aka thisismyback, and I’ll be providing new content at Block Operations. Rolf began nudging me towards the crypto space a couple years ago. I finally took action in early 2017 and it’s been a terrific learning experience ever since. Rolf has done an amazing job educating the masses about crypto mining […]
In this video I am presenting on ZenCash at the Texas Bitcoin Conference. It was a packed room of about 150 people. The presentation went a little well, although I rushed through the second half due to time limits. I had a great time talking, and made the major points I was trying to make, […]
Do Not Use This Guide! THIS GUIDE IS NO LONGER ACCURATE! Instead, please use the ZenCash guide at zencash.com https://documentation.zencash.com/display/ZEN/Installation I am keeping this post up for historical information and to help people who want to continue to use this guide. Secure Node Basic Requirements The server needs a 64 bit processor and […]