This is my review after upgrading my X11 mining to 101.125 MH/s with Genesis Mining. This post of my review is based on my experience and results thus far with Genesis Mining. This post is not meant to be investment advice. Your results may vary based on the many factors associated with cryptocurrency mining contracts. This post is an update to my "Genesis Mining Review: My 7 Months of Mining" post made 3 months ago which included X11 mining.
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Why X11 Mining
X11 mining at Genesis Mining is currently mining Dash. X11 mining can also mine other Altcoins that use the X11 algorithm.
The X11 mining contract offered by Genesis Mining is a 2-year contract. There are no maintenance fees deducted from payouts for the contract period.
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Daily Stream of Income
I have been mining with Genesis Mining since June 2016. Mining with Genesis has given me a daily income stream via daily payouts.
Current Hash Power and Returns
I initially started X11 mining at Genesis Mining in July 2016 with 15 MH/s. After about 8 months at this rate to assess the viability and reliability of the X11 contract at Genesis Mining, I decided to upgrade my hash rate. I upgraded my overall hash rate for X11 mining. A fellow Steemian was kind enough to use my affiliate promotion code, Q1MYO7, for a 3% discount off their upgrade purchase. Their X11 purchase gave me additional hash power through the Genesis Mining affiliation program.
On 23 March 2017 my total hash power stood at 101.125 MH/s for a total cost of 0.51 Bitcoins. Here are the results and projections based off of 28 days at the hash power of 101.125 MH/s.
In the following graph I plotted the individual daily payouts (in Bitcoin) with the mean and upper/lower statistical limits (USL/LSL) three standard deviations from the mean.
Created Using MS Excel
The Bitcoin payouts from 23 March thru 4 April 2017 coincide with the Dash price decline. Since 4 April 2017 the X11 mining payout have been relatively consistently staying within the upper/lower statistical limits.
The following table was generated using the data from 5 April through 19 April 2017.
| Daily Average Payout (BTC) | Monthly Projected Payout (BTC) | Yearly Projected Payout (BTC) |
|---|---|---|
| 0.00169443 | 0.05083278 | 0.61846549 |
The average daily payout with 101.125 MH/s is 0.00169443 BTC. Based on my accumulated Bitcoins since I started X11 mining in July 2016 and using the current average daily payout my break even date is 2 December 2017. This is well ahead of the end of the 2-year contract in July 2018.
My Goal for a Daily Income Stream
I have met my goal to have a total daily income stream of $20 USD a day from Genesis Mining. Because of variations in cryptocurrencies I will slowly increase my hash power to ensure the daily income stream is maintained at $20 USD per day.
In May I plan to start upgrading my Genesis Mining hash power again. After my next upgrade cycle I will monitor the payouts again to put together another post.
Pitfalls of Cryptocurrency Mining Contracts
Based on my experience with cryptocurrency mining contracts here is what I have learned from the school of hard-knocks:
- Do not start a Bitcoin mining contract before a halving event. This is a sure way to at best lengthen your period of time before you break even and at worst ensure you do not break even.
- If the price of the cryptocurrency being mined declines, then your period of time to break even will be lengthened. If the price never recovers, then you are extremely likely not to break even.
- Because a daily fee is associated with some mining contracts like Genesis Mining's Open-Ended Bitcoin mining contract ("USD 0.00028 per GH/s and day, deducted on a daily basis from the generated Coins"), it is possible for a mining contract to go underwater. If this happens you will cease to see a payout until the fees are covered. This typically happens when the price of the cryptocurrency is in a prolonged and extended downturn.
Genesis Mining
If you are interested in learn more about Genesis Mining then click here to visit their website.
If you have an account at Genesis Mining, you will recieve a 3% discount on your next upgrade using promo code Q1MYO7
You can pay for your mining contracts at Genesis Mining using Credit Card, Bitcoin, Dash, Litecoin, and Dogecoin. I prefer to use a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin because of the immediate effect on payouts.
Coinbase
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