Why Mining Crypto Will Murder Your Laptop

Image credit: Labutin.Art / Shutterstock.com. Article by Sydney Butler. How-To Geek – February 8, 2022.

Laptops and mining crypto don’t mix. Even a gaming laptop doesn’t have the hardware to go all-out 24/7. Using your laptop as a mining rig is a good way to damage the hardware—and it won’t be able to mine well.

What Crypto Mining Does to a Computer

Whether you’re mining Bitcoin, Ethereum, or any other cryptocurrency that uses proof-of-work, “mining” works a bit like guessing the combination to a lock. […]

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