tier 2 of 3

pc / gpu

A real desktop application for Mac, Windows, and Linux, using your CPU and GPU. Better odds than a microcontroller, still a long way from an ASIC.

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honest odds

~10,000,000× harder than an ASIC

CPU and GPU mining for Bitcoin's SHA-256d algorithm has been non-competitive with ASICs since around 2013. This tier is real proof-of-work and a genuinely better shot than the microcontroller tier — but still a long-shot relative to dedicated mining hardware. See the odds page.

supported platforms

macOS

Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. CPU mining on both; GPU acceleration on Apple Silicon.

Windows

Windows 10/11. CPU mining plus GPU support for NVIDIA and AMD cards.

Linux

Most modern distributions. CPU mining plus GPU support where drivers are available.

how payouts work in this tier

  1. 2% operator fee comes off the top of any block this tier finds.
  2. Finder bonus — whoever's device found the block keeps 5% of the block reward, capped at $20,000.
  3. The remainder splits among every contributing device proportional to shares submitted.

Full mechanics on the docs page.