u/Abundance2888

Hey everyone,

Many years back a close friend of mine showed me his Mining rig, it was GPU’s stacked up in lots, running 24/7 with aircon haha!

Ever since then I’ve always had the want to get into mining and whenever I see anything in relation it fascinates me!

I’ve read that you can mine XMR with CPU’s instead of GPU’s, this caught my interest.

So I’m looking to build a minimal beginner rig to learn the process properly and understand the ecosystem and skills attained from learning.

Is it worth starting with a Gaming PC setup or a Workstation PC setup?

What would be a good entry build for a rig to start mining XMR?

My long term idea is to eventually run a setup partially off solar power with an inverter during the day and then to slowly expand over time in size and setup.

Would appreciate any recommendations, examples or advice from those whom are mining,

Cheers! :)

Hey everyone,

So from what I’ve read here and there is that some convert their BTC from exchanges into XMR for stronger financial security?

I’m curious how this process actually works in practice.

What’s the common/safest way to convert BTC or other Crypto currencies into XMR?

Once converted to XMR does this remove blockchain traceability completely?

What are the best practices for storing XMR securely offline?

I’ve read some use two Graphene OS devices.

One to store as a cold wallet and one to swap/transact as a hot wallet?

If later you wanted to move some stored XMR into BTC or another Crypto currency what’s the process whilst maintaining privacy and security?

Very interested in learning more about privacy practices and security.

Just reading it here and there for the last few years has got me haha!

Hopefully some experienced people here can point me in the right direction. :)

Cheers!