Is mining litecoin worth it 2015


Mined Litecoins are converted into dollars daily, and at least 75 per cent of its profit is given to good causes, we're told. Olson told us he hopes to shift his distributed computing network from crypto-currencies to full-time contracts with science research projects. He said Epic will work with BitTorrent to show users a clearer opt-out choice during installation.

You hold Epic Scale next to something like a [browser] toolbar, and it's night and day. In the meantime, Olson said disgruntled users can visit Epic Scale's uninstall instructions , or email its support address for help in removing the software.

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