The growth in cryptocurrencies has been startling in recent years, and it's highlighted by recent research conducted by Global Market Insights, which suggests the revenue raised from digital currency is predicted to hit $1.8 billion by 2027
So, it's not surprising that more and more people are looking to get their hands on some of it by mining for their own virtual coins. However, it can be expensive for the regular person at home to mine. It's usually done via the use of home-built rigs, traditionally based around PCs and are made up of components available to the general public, like powerful graphics cards. Other prospectors purchase application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC) to start their mining journey. However, with the advances in other technology areas, is it possible to mine for crypto from one of the most used platforms around the globe, the smartphone? After all, the latest iterations of this mobile tech are as powerful as some laptops and modern gaming consoles, so let's look at the options.
Choosing which crypto to mine
There are over 10,000 cryptocurrencies currently listed according to Yahoo, so you need to know what you should be looking out for. However, interested parties can't mine some of the currencies, such as Chiliz; these have been created to serve as a digital currency for the Socios platform and can only be exchanged for fan tokens used by sports fans to connect with their clubs. Although you can see Chiliz on the crypto marketplaces, and it is possible to buy and sell, you won't see them in mining pools, as they've all already been minted and distributed. It's worthwhile checking out what is being mined in the pools and going from there.
Internet connectivity
Utilizing a mobile connection for mining doesn't provide stability or the constant connection needed to complete the mining process, which often takes several hours. That is without considering the cost of all the data the mobile would go through. So, the most cost-effective and reliable way of mining would be via connection to a home Wi-Fi network, but consider that the process will take up a lot of the bandwidth.
Apps
A growing number of Android apps are available, which give you access to the mining pools and to get you started mining, but you need to consider the size of the pool on the app. The size of the pool will determine how much you get paid, how frequent those payments are and the size of the reward. There is a potential to try to mine on your own as there are apps that allow this, but it would take you much longer to achieve your aim with less processing power.
Conclusion
While mobile tech has moved forward and continues to do so, it has to be said crypto mining is very intensive on your device, and mobile manufacturers do not recommend it as a result. However, crypto mining on your mobile is possible, although it's not as lucrative as the more specifically designed and more powerful, maybe even traditional mining devices.