How to Mine PotCoin
1. Go to www.potcoin.com/deskwallets
Download and install the PotCoin Desktop Wallet matching your platform (i.e. Windows, Mac, or Linux)
Generate and copy your receiving address
PotCoin Desktop Wallet
2. Go to http://xpool.net/
3. no need to setup an account your username is your wallet address that you setup
4. where is asks you for password enter anything you wish, doesn’t matter what it is.
5. Your cgminer config should look like this cgminer.exe –scrypt -o stratum+tcp://xpool.net:9420 -u ADDRESS -p PASSWORD
6. You can check if your mining by going to http://xpool.net:9420/static/miners.html and looking for your address
Set up CGminer
Note: If you have an Nvidia GPU you should use Cudaminer
Download CGminer 3.7.2 (Versions after 3.7.2 do not support GPU mining or LiteCoin (scrypt-based coins) mining.)
Go to Litecoin Mining Hardware Comparison
Find your GPU and copy what is in the “Config” column
LiteCoin GPU Mining Chart
4. Extract cgminer to a folder (e.g. c:\PotCoin\cgminer), then navigate to that folder
5. Create and then Edit “minepot.bat”. (You can just open a new Notepad document in Windows, then “save as” minepot.bat. Make sure you change the file type to “any” before saving)
6. c:\potcoin\cgminer\cgminer.exe –scrypt -o stratum+tcp://xpool.net:9420 -u ADDRESS -p PASSWORD –expiry 1 –scan-time 1 –queue 0 –no-submit-stale –intensity 15
NOTE: Replace USERNAME with you desktop wallet address and
7. Save as minepot.bat to your cgminer folder (e.g. c:\PotCoin\cgminer)
8. Run minepot.bat (you could create a desktop shortcut too…)
9. Allow CGminer to run for a couple of minutes, then take note of your average hash rate, (e.g. (avg.):12.223Mh/s)
CGMiner Screen Running Successfully
Congratulations!
You are now mining PotCoin.
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