<p>The answer depends on whether you're using a pool to mine.</p>

<ul>
<li>If you use a pool to mine, you don't need Bitcoin-Qt to mine, so you can mine straight away.</li>
<li>If you don't use a pool, you need Bitcoin-Qt to be at the most recent block.</li>
</ul>

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2013-05-18T14:46:46.457Z
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Tom van der Woerdt
<p>I'm waiting for Bitcoin-Qt to synchronize with the network, but it takes a long time. I'd like to know if I can start using GUIMiner while it's Bitcoin-Qt is still synchronizing.</p>

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Do I need to wait for Bitcoin-Qt to sync with the network before using GUIMiner?
Zignd
# Do I need to wait for Bitcoin-Qt to sync with the network before using GUIMiner?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-05-18)

I'm waiting for Bitcoin-Qt to synchronize with the network, but it takes a long time. I'd like to know if I can start using GUIMiner while it's Bitcoin-Qt is still synchronizing.

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, miner-configuration, synchronization, guiminer


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-05-18. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

The answer depends on whether you're using a pool to mine.

* If you use a pool to mine, you don't need Bitcoin-Qt to mine, so you can mine straight away.
* If you don't use a pool, you need Bitcoin-Qt to be at the most recent block.


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