{"id":1773,"date":"2019-08-01T13:34:28","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T13:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/?p=1773"},"modified":"2022-10-03T09:43:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T09:43:49","slug":"july-2019-work-progress-report-ssl-connection-available-aka-and-music-delisting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/july-2019-work-progress-report-ssl-connection-available-aka-and-music-delisting\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2019 Work Progress Report: SSL Connection Available, AKA and MUSIC Delisting"},"content":{"rendered":"

GRIN and ZEL successful hardforks, Ethereum node update, SSL connection, AKA and MUSIC delisting, new Nicehash platform, mining video guides.<\/p>\n

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This month was full of different pool upgrades and updates. The first hardfork of Grin has finally happened. The cryptocurrency changed the mining algorithm from Cuckaroo29 to Cuckarood29. ZelCash has changed the algorithm as well. Equihash 144.5 has been substituted by Equihash 125.4. The SSL connection is now available for all the pools we have. Akroma and Musicoin pools are not supported anymore by 2Miners. We’ve created some video guides on YouTube on how to start mining. Nicehash hashpower rental service has forced the migration to their new platform.<\/p>\n

Mining Video Guides<\/h2>\n

We’ve created video guides to help new miners start mining as quickly as possible. The two main topics are\u00a0How to start mining<\/a> and\u00a0How to register on Crypto Exchange<\/a>. These video guides explain in 2-3 minutes how to start mining if you have a mining rig or a PC with just a single GPU running Windows OS.<\/p>\n

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We’ve already made 16 video guides. All of them are available on 2Miners YouTube channel<\/a>. Mining has never been easier. All you have to do is to select the most profitable coin for your mining hardware using 2CryptoCalc.com<\/a> mining rewards calculator, watch the 2-minute video for this coin, and voila, you’re the miner now.<\/p>\n

Mining Pool SSL Connection<\/h2>\n

We got now Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection available at 2Miners pools. To find the SSL port go to the bottom of “How to Start” page of the coin you mine. Check Ethereum How to Start<\/a> page for example. At the bottom you find the list of the SSL ports:<\/p>\n

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Please note that the mining software settings could be different. We recommend you to use PhoenixMiner for Ethereum. We’ve recently written\u00a0PhoenixMiner: Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners<\/a> which is worth reading. Bat file for SSL connection should look like this:<\/p>\n

PhoenixMiner.exe -epool ssl:\/\/eth.2miners.com:12020 -wal YOUR_ADDRESS -pass x -worker RIG_ID<\/pre>\n
If you don’t know what is SSL connection and how to set it up, use the standard settings. For more information on SSL connection and mining software settings for SSL, check our Knowledge Base article<\/a>.<\/p>\n
New Nicehash Platform<\/h2>\n
Nicehash, which is the most popular service to rent the hashing power, has launched the new platform<\/a>. Now the so-called transition period has started while you could use both old and new platforms. Obviously, in the beginning, miners were still using the old platform. However, now Nicehash has increased its commission from 3% to 5% on the old platform to force the miners to use the new one.<\/p>\n
The New Nicehash platform only has a new algorithm for Grin cryptocurrency mining – Cuckarood29. It is not available on the old platform, and most likely, it will never be available there.<\/p>\n
First, the new platform had problems with the mining pool validator (it was not working correctly) and with\u00a0the Cuckarood29 hashrate (which was doubled). Thanks for the Twitter discussion these problems are now successfully solved.<\/p>\n
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Nicehash, can you please fix pool validator on the new platform.<\/p>\n
Thanxxx!@NiceHashMining<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/4OU0qye5g2<\/a><\/p>\n
— 2Miners (@pool2miners) July 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n