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user-inactivated  ·  4115 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How a total n00b mined $700 in bitcoins

The only problem here is that only at this point in time will this be possible until the next new, fast ASIC miners become mainstream. As the rate of coins being mined grows, the worth of the currency will drop. This means that people will have to spend more on hardware in order to mine the same amount of Bitcoins. This may eventually spell the death of casual Bitcoin mining.