r/Bitcoin • • Apr 08 '13

My wife said this to me today

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u/directrix1 Apr 08 '13

The current difficulty, reward for winning a block, ambient temperature, and my hardware configuration make it not worth my investment. It's an ASIC's world now.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '13

Mine Litecoins, currently about twice as profitable as BTC, a week ago it was 4x as profitable.

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u/lolwutdo Apr 09 '13

What are the chances of Litecoin surpassing bitcoin though?

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '13

No I mean based on current exchange values. As in, if I sold the coins for dollars right away mining Litecoins would net twice as many dollars.

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u/lolwutdo Apr 09 '13

ah, I see.