<p>No. Bitcoin does not use Scrypt, so you cannot use something that mines Scrypt to mine Bitcoin. Furthermore, the Antminer S3 is a Bitcoin miner, it can only mine SHA256d coins, such as Bitcoin. So it cannot even use the Scrypt algorithm or mine any coins that use Scrypt.</p>

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2018-02-04T04:02:13.823Z
So how does Nicehash work? They have an option to mine using the Scrypt algorithm (bitcoin), and when I use it, my hashing speed jumps from 11 MH/s to 1.7GH/s
MythicalCode_
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2018-02-04T04:07:42.380Z
Nicehash will use your hashrate to mine some coin other than Bitcoin, and then convert the earnings to Bitcoin for you.
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<p>Because I can use my PC to mine Bitcoin using the Scrypt algorithm. I use NiceHash. They have an option to select which algorithm we want to use. So I was wondering, once I get my Antminer S3, is it possible to point it to NiceHash's Scrypt stratum and mine using the Scrypt algorithm?</p>

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Can the Antminer S3 mine Bitcoin using Scrypt algorithm?
MythicalCode_
# Can the Antminer S3 mine Bitcoin using Scrypt algorithm?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-02-03)

Because I can use my PC to mine Bitcoin using the Scrypt algorithm. I use NiceHash. They have an option to select which algorithm we want to use. So I was wondering, once I get my Antminer S3, is it possible to point it to NiceHash's Scrypt stratum and mine using the Scrypt algorithm?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-02-03. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

No. Bitcoin does not use Scrypt, so you cannot use something that mines Scrypt to mine Bitcoin. Furthermore, the Antminer S3 is a Bitcoin miner, it can only mine SHA256d coins, such as Bitcoin. So it cannot even use the Scrypt algorithm or mine any coins that use Scrypt.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: So how does Nicehash work? They have an option to mine using the Scrypt algorithm (bitcoin), and when I use it, my hashing speed jumps from 11 MH/s to 1.7GH/s  
> **username_1**: Nicehash will use your hashrate to mine some coin other than Bitcoin, and then convert the earnings to Bitcoin for you.  

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