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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;drathbun, post: 1893408, member: 42789&quot;]Someone is paying for the electricity. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Short version, as there are plenty of sites on the Internet that will allow you to read more. Point 1 - there is a finite number of bitcoins available. Point 2 - each &quot;solved&quot; bitcoin makes subsequent bitcoins harder and harder to mine. Point 3 - Most standard desktops do not have enough power to keep up with dedicated mining machines. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are just a couple of articles:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cryptojunky.com/blog/2013/03/26/absolute-beginners-guide-to-gpu-mining-bitcoin/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cryptojunky.com/blog/2013/03/26/absolute-beginners-guide-to-gpu-mining-bitcoin/" rel="nofollow">http://cryptojunky.com/blog/2013/03/26/absolute-beginners-guide-to-gpu-mining-bitcoin/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-01-09/bitcoin-mining-chips-gear-computing-groups-competition-heats-up" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-01-09/bitcoin-mining-chips-gear-computing-groups-competition-heats-up" rel="nofollow">http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-01-09/bitcoin-mining-chips-gear-computing-groups-competition-heats-up</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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