I write about Monero mining (as a hobby), crypto trading, and other related hardware and software topics.
10 Dec 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Chrono85
Ravencoin is a fork of Bitcoin specifically designed for making the transfer of assets as efficient as possible. It's also one of a few coins (like Monero) designed to be ASIC-resistant, so that anyone can mine it on their own computers without havin...
30 Jul 2020 3 minute read 0 comments Chrono85
Since signing up for Cointiply in Feb 2020, I've made over $200USD worth of Bitcoin. In this article I'm going to show you how I did it. Payment Proof App Installs These are the highest paying offers available. They generally require you to downlo...
9 Mar 2020 8 minute read 0 comments Chrono85
I started messing around with faucets about a month ago, wanting to see if any were worthwhile. If you don't know what a faucet is, it's a website that pays you cryptocurrency for performing various tasks (solving captchas, viewing ads, watching vide...
27 Feb 2020 4 minute read 11 comments Chrono85
Bitcoin mining in 2020 has significant barriers to entry. The hardware costs for dedicated ASICs is astronomical, and the big miners already have a huge head start. You need to invest significant resources upfront and deal with energy costs just to k...
10 Feb 2020 1 minute read 5 comments Chrono85
If you have used Brave recently you may have noticed Amazon ads showing up. Today I received ads for both Amazon Subscribe & Save and Amazon Prime. These are the most mainstream ads I've seen yet on Brave, whereas prior to this, most have been crypto...
7 Feb 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Chrono85
I love the Wii & Wii U consoles. They are both home to a solid collection of some of Nintendo’s best games as well as a multitude of third-party classics. Unfortunately, my Wii U died recently, leaving me unable to enjoy my library of games. That’s w...
4 Feb 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Chrono85
XMRig is a high performance RandomX, CryptoNight and Argon2 CPU/GPU miner. A new version was released on Feb 1 2020, version 5.5.2 that features changes to the Random X implementation. User have been reporting a small increase in hashrate, so I wante...
3 Feb 2020 1 minute read 3 comments Chrono85
I’ve been hobby mining Monero since 2013, mostly using discarded hardware that I acquire in my work as an IT guy. I keep a close eye on my performance per watt to make sure the hardware I’m running is at least breaking even, if not generating a (smal...
