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Chinese Miners employ GeForce RTX 3060 Laptops for ETH Mining - Bitcoin World

source-logo  bitcoinworld.co.in 09 February 2021 08:40, UTC
Chinese Miners employ GeForce RTX 3060 Laptops for ETH Mining

Amidst the rally in Ethereum prices in the past few months, crypto miners in China find it helpful to utilize the new Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000-series laptops to mine for the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency. Additionally, Ethereum has skyrocketed to approximately $1700 in value over this past week. Thus, reinforcing Ethereum’s benefit to mine once again. However, due to the deficit in graphics card supplies, desperate Chinese miners adapt to RTX 30 series laptops as a new approach to mine the cryptocurrency.

Moreover, a Weibo blogger posted an image where you can observe the setup they have created with gaming laptops employing one of the new RTX 30 series chips, some crypto profits. Ethereum appears to one of the probable nominees for mass mobile mining attempts. China’s content creator has explained how the process becomes easy when one employs an RTX 3060 powered laptop. One can mine Ethereum by informally making adequate money in a coffee shop to pay for their beverage. 

One Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000-series laptop can generate around 2.3 ETH Yearly

According to the reports, one GeForce RTX 3060 laptop can make up to almost 2.3 ETH per year. It is around $3900 according to prevailing prices, covering up the laptop’s cost energy costs in China. Launched in the market on Jan. 26, various GeForce RTX 30 series laptops range from $1,000 and $2,000. Chinese GPU miners drive more demand for the already shortage market.

Moreover, there are reports that Chinese crypto mining firms have been relocating to Iran due to its low electricity fees. In recent weeks this business venture has started to influence Iran’s power networks. Iran has begun to witness more frequent blackouts as excessive electricity demand becomes too much for the infrastructure to bear. Reports imply 14 massive crypto mining farms in Iran that employ 300 megawatts of power, similar to a conurbation with 100,000 residents. Yet difficulties might appear due to the concentration of consumption.

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