November 2020 Work Progress Report: Ethereum Classic Hardfork, Zcash Halving, Pirl Delisting

December 1, 2020

Ethereum Classic hardfork, Zcash halving, attacks on Grin network, Pirl delisting, new ASIC firmware, ethash library bug found by 2Miners team.

How to Use 2CryptoCalc Mining Profitability Calculator

November 30, 2020

Buying and setting graphics cards up is not enough to start mining. At all times, you need to know a lot about different cryptocurrencies: their mining difficulty, overall network hash rate, and even potential hacking issues. 2CryptoCalc helps you save time and find the most profitable cryptocurrencies for mining. Let’s see how to use this tool to its full potential, with screenshots and examples.

October 2020 Work Progress Report: ETC Network Protection, Ravencoin Security Audit

November 2, 2020

New milestone for the Ethereum pool, ETC Network protection, Ravencoin security audit, Ethash ASIC problems, multiple miner updates.

Ethereum Classic Will Not Be Supported by ASICs and Nicehash

November 1, 2020

Mid-2020 wasn’t the best time for Ethereum Classic. The network suffered from several 51% attacks in August and September. As a result, miners lost a lot of their earnings. ETC took action by decreasing the DAG file size. This way, even 3GB GPUs can mine ETC and the hash rate is significantly higher. But this is not the only positive change. Let’s see what to expect from ETC in the future.

Claymore’s Ethereum Miner Stops Working. Best Alternatives

October 26, 2020

The popular Claymore’s miner will stop mining Ethereum Classic and Ethereum soon. We tested popular alternatives for the Ethash algorithm. 2Miners launched the test pool and experimented with the AMD and Nvidia graphics cards.

How to Mine Ethereum and Ethereum Classic on 4GB GPUs

October 17, 2020

The end of 2020 is complicated for Ethereum miners. Starting from epoch 382 (December 16), all 4GB GPUs will stop mining the cryptocurrency. The problem is the gradually increasing DAG file size. Luckily, the developers are working hard to find a solution, and they already have one.

Ethereum Classic To Allow Cryptocurrency Mining on 3 GB GPUs

October 3, 2020

August 2020 hit Ethereum Classic quite hard. The cryptocurrency network has suffered from the big 51% attack more than once. Because of the attack and massive split, miners have wasted money and multiple hours of work. The developers have taken action. One of the solutions is to decrease the DAG file size, which will allow using old 3 GB GPUs for mining. Let’s get into it.

September 2020 Work Progress Report: Zcoin Halving, Ethereum Extra High Rewards

October 1, 2020

Zcoin halving, Ethereum Classic automatic payouts restarted, 2CryptoCalc updates, Ethereum extra high rewards.

August 2020 Work Progress Report: New Coin Cortex, Zelcash Halving

September 2, 2020

Ethereum Classic problems, Zelcash halving, 2CryptoCalc ver 2.0, Grin C31 removed, Cortex on 2Miners.