Mullvad gives you a discount if you pay with crypto, and monero is supposed to be the private crypto. What is the best way to get Monero? I’m in Canada

https://mullvad.net/en/pricing

  • FireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.fr
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    19 hours ago

    Mining isn’t economically worth it and it’s also bad for your components’ health as well as the environment

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      Mining on a cpu is much less taxing than a gpu, and if you do it intermittently and do not run all cores there’s no additional strain on hardware.

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        7 hours ago

        Not sure that’s true. And mining on a CPU is even less efficient. Your hash rate will be way lower unless you’ve got a really high-end system with a really low latency bus and RAM. And if your hashrate is too low, it would take months for you to find a single block unless you’re pooling with a bunch of others and splitting the profit. It’s quite variable, but very, very few people can make profit on any popular coins. Too many people to compete with to find a block.

        Oh and don’t forget cooling cost. The fans in the computer, the fans in your house, and your air conditioner in your house need to disipate the heat and there’s a lot more generated per clock cycle from a CPU than a GPU using comperably old technologies. If you live somewhere that you’re producing more electricity with solar than you consume, then it’s probably not a cold climate.

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            9 hours ago

            solar helps that number even more

            Wouldn’t that assume you are not using all the electricity coming from your panels?

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            I believe if it was worth it to mine, everyone would do it until it is not anymore, especially in countries where electricity is extra cheap

            After testing on my machine, I ended up losing more than 10x the amount I paid in electricity in France. I’m not sure it’ll be better elsewhere. This was at 0.20€/kWh