Step 1: What Is Bitcoin?

Bitcoin is a form of digital currency, created and held electronically. No one controls it. Bitcoins aren’t printed, like dollars or euros – they’re produced by people, and increasingly businesses, running computers all around the world, using software that solves mathematical problems.

It’s the first example of a growing category of money known as cryptocurrency.

Step 2: Requirements

In order to mine Bitcoin, you need:

a Bitcoinwallet

a Windows PC(the stronger the better)

Step 3: Bitcoin Wallet

For the Sake of this Instructable am using the Coinbase wallet, but you can literally use any wallet you want.

In order to mine you need your Bitcoinadress. In Coinbase you have to go to your wallet and you can find your address when you click this qr-code.

Step 4: Download NiceHashMiner

Now you have to Download the miner... there are many different miners out there, but with NiceHashMiner does automatically switch to the best method for you to mine.

https://github.com/nicehash/NiceHashMiner/releases/download/1.7.5.13/NiceHashMiner_v1.7.5.13.zip

you have to unzip The NiceHashMiner_v1.7.5.13.zip and execute the NiceHashMiner.exe

Warning: Some antivirusprogramms will block this .exe. I recommend you to disable the protection or even better add the miner as an exeption to your protectionsoftware.

Step 5:

Now you have to enter your bitcoinadress (Red) and you can choose a worker name (Green). The workername is only used to monitor your workers. You can choose any name.

Step 6: Benchmark

Now you have to click on "Benchmark" and you will see a new window

The benchmark tests your setup and evaluates the best option for you. I would advide you to choose "Precice" (Red) as benchmark option, and i would recommend to check the "Start mining after benchmark" box.

Warning: I haven't had much success with the CPU as miner. I would recommend you to uncheck the CPU box (Green)

Step 7: Let It Rain

No, it isn't like you will get rich in the next seconds, but you will get paid every week.

This calculator lets you estimate how much you will earn. Let's say you have a 1080 Ti, you will get arround 9$ per day. This is like 290$ per month.

I have 3 Gaming pc's hooked up to my account. I do only mine if they are on idle, if i have all three mining i get arround 12$/day, but most of the time only to are running.