My Dogecoin Mining Experience ⛏

When I first heard about mining Cryptocurrencies back in the day, I was taken aback.
Are cryptocurrencies mined like gold and diamond? 💎

This misconception of mine, was cleared when I read this CNBC Article.

Are you interested in mining Doge?
Let's dive deep 💻

Mining serves two purposes: To create new coins and to maintain a log of all transactions of existing digital tokens. Miners around the globe contribute their computing power to verifying and adding all exchanges of ether to a public ledger. This public ledger is known as a blockchain. 🤑

I used my Apple Macbook Pro M1 to mine Dogecoin 🤖

I was able to mine some DogeCoin, but even a machine of this caliber started heating and the Heat Sink and Fan (HSF) started moving rapidly. I have even heard some cases in which the laptop fried due to mining cryptocurrencies 🍳

Let's discuss the process 🔍

Get a Crypto Wallet 💵

I recommend using Coinomi ✅
Perhaps, any wallet that accepts Doge works!

Get a Miner ⛏

You can download it from this Github Repository 🔐
Download the one which is compatible with your Machine.

Then, unzip the downloaded file. Upon unzipping, you'll find - config.json, SHS256SUMS, and xmrig.

Find a Pool 🏊🏻‍♀️

I used unMinable 💲🔝

Choose Doge Coin from the number of cryptocurrencies available. Navigate to the start column. There, you'll see multiple Hashing algorithms. I used the RandomX hashing algorithm.

Configure XMRIG 🧑‍💻

XMRIG's configuration is stored in a file called config.json. We have to set XMRIG to mine DogeCoin.

Open the config.json file with a text-editor and scroll down to the section called pools.

Change the null value of algo to "rx/0"

Change the url entry to "rx.unmineable.com:3333"

Change the user entry to "DOGE:" followed by your Receiving address, and then "." followed by your name.

Save the file 😅

The code should look like this 🔍

Let's MINE 💰

Open the XMRIG file despite the warnings that your computer might generate.
Then, Open unMinable and paste your DOGE Address on the box on the right ➡️

Hell yeah, Here's some money 🚀

Indeed, I had a great time mining Doge. I hope you have too 🎊
Cryptocurrencies are the future of decentralized finance, and I love exploring the space 💰
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I am looking to collaborate on setting up a small mining rig ⛏
If interested, hit me up at mehulrastogi2002 at gmail dot com.

Thanks 🤩