<p>I'm really interested in bitcoins but I don't really trust any exchanges to keep my ID safe. I thought it would be a good idea to mine bitcoins for a day or two to get a couple of cents to send around to different address and see how it works! </p>

<p>Is this a good plan? Is there a better way? Also what software should I use? I did a little research and thought this looked good! <a href="https://github.com/luke-jr/bfgminer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/luke-jr/bfgminer</a></p>

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2020-05-02T01:04:50.800Z
First you need mining hardware; with just software you won't mine any BTC (in order of a few USD cents per year, if you have a good graphics card...).
Pieter Wuille
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2020-05-02T01:22:12.413Z
Oh! So a AMD Radeon rx 470 won't get me *anything* for a long long time? Again I'm not trying to earn any cash I'm just curious on how it all works and want just enough to cover a transfer fee! Thanks!
piggy
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2020-05-02T01:25:20.817Z
You can read a bit more why you'd be unable to earn anything with household hardware here: https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/41276/5406
Murch
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2020-05-02T10:26:02.543Z
@piggy "a long long time" is more like *not even a cent in a trillion years*
RedGrittyBrick
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2020-05-02T16:12:06.707Z
Ok thanks everyone! I just though it would just be unprofitable because of electricity costs and not "You won't earn any money because you'll never be able to cash out"!
piggy
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What software should I use to mine bitcoins?
piggy
# What software should I use to mine bitcoins?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-05-02)

I'm really interested in bitcoins but I don't really trust any exchanges to keep my ID safe. I thought it would be a good idea to mine bitcoins for a day or two to get a couple of cents to send around to different address and see how it works!

Is this a good plan? Is there a better way? Also what software should I use? I did a little research and thought this looked good! <https://github.com/luke-jr/bfgminer>

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, mining-pools, mining-profitability

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: First you need mining hardware; with just software you won't mine any BTC (in order of a few USD cents per year, if you have a good graphics card...).  
> **username_0**: Oh! So a AMD Radeon rx 470 won't get me *anything* for a long long time? Again I'm not trying to earn any cash I'm just curious on how it all works and want just enough to cover a transfer fee! Thanks!  
> **username_2**: You can read a bit more why you'd be unable to earn anything with household hardware here: https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/41276/5406  
> **username_3**: @username_0 "a long long time" is more like *not even a cent in a trillion years*  
> **username_0**: Ok thanks everyone! I just though it would just be unprofitable because of electricity costs and not "You won't earn any money because you'll never be able to cash out"!  

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