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Is it possible to have a crypto miner running like nice hash when not using the MiSTer. I know it would be a low pay out but a little something is better then nothing, right? Has anyone ever explored this?
I feel like this is an idea that needs to be jettisoned into the sun and never spoken of again.
More of a proof of concept then anything else.
My own opinion is crypto mining and miners are the worst scum of the Universe. I do so hope if you ever manage to do what you do that it destroys your DE10.
This seems pretty laughable given the little ARM chip can barely run an audio synth.
I won't waste too much breath on this because I share much of the sentiment above about crypto.
Yes, sure, why not. You could run a miner on the weedy ARM cores or heck, even write some HDL clown code to masquerade as a mining ASIC. But you'd quickly find you don't have the efficiency to effectively mine and break even. You'd just be wasting electricity, even in a swarm you'd be contributing so little it would be a fool's errand.
Before GPU mining came out, FPGA mining was a thing.
It's probably possible but it's not powerful enough to make it worthwhile.
FPGA64, little over the top.
"My own opinion is crypto mining and miners are the worst scum of the Universe"
I put Hitler and Bin Laden higher, but whatever makes you happy
This is not the first time somebody came along asking this in gaming forums, so let's give a firm answer:
Please ask such questions to the right community. I can give you the link to an FPGA mining discord:
Looking at their FAQ it looks like proper FPGA boards for mining run at about $5000 to $6000 minimum.
The DE-10 is a toy in comparison. It is like asking if you could GPU mine on a Raspberry Pi. 