DOGECOIN MINING: HOW TO MINE DOGECOIN
Dogecoin is all the hype in the crypto market these days and you also want to get involved, right? If you’re a beginner, Dogecoin mining might be the perfect place to start for you!
Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency that started in 2009, and now there are thousands of cryptocurrencies. These new coins that operate on their own native blockchain are called altcoins or alternative coins. One popular altcoin is Dogecoin. It can be bought, sold, and traded, just like Bitcoin. and can also be mined!
WHAT IS DOGECOIN MINING?
By the end of this guide, you’ll know how to mine Dogecoin and what it is, and whether or not Dogecoin mining is for you!
Dogecoin mining is the process of being rewarded with new Dogecoin for checking transactions on the Dogecoin blockchain. Too complex? Let me simplify. In simple words, your computer will get some Dogecoins for successful operations in the Dogecoin network.
HOW TO MINE DOGECOIN?
To get started with Dogecoin mining, we will need two things.
Dogecoin wallet This is to hold the Dogecoins that you will mine. You will need to get your Dogecoin address from this.
a Cryptocurrency miner This is to mine some Dogecoins for us.
DOGECOIN WALLET
There are two types of wallets in Dogecoin, Multidoge and Dogecoin Core. We will be using Dogecoin Core for this guide.
Go to Dogecoin’s homepage through this link, click Wallets and download the Dogecoin Core for your respective operating system.
After the download is complete, open the application. Go to File > Much receiving addresses.
Now you have to copy the address of your wallet as follows.
Keep this address safe as we need it when we start mining in the coming steps.
DOGECOIN MINING
Now that we have our Dogecoin wallet address, we can jump right on to mining some Dogecoin for ourselves. To mine our Dogecoin we will be using unMineable.
Go to the unMineable download page through this link, right-click the Packed version and choose “Save Link as…” and download it.
Is unMineable safe?
After you download unMineable software, the anti-virus in your system may flag it as a virus. Usually, anti-viruses flag mining software as a virus and is as always a false alarm. So, to answer the question, yes, unMineable is safe. Be sure to turn off your anti-virus software before you use it.
