How to Start Mining Bitcoin GOLD on EQ 144,5

Choose your mining server:

Region	Share Diff	Server	Status
Europe	1024 for GPU	btg.2miners.com:4040	Active
Europe	Europe	17408 for Nicehash	btg.2miners.com:4141	Active
USA	Europe	1024 for GPU	us-btg.2miners.com:4040	Active
USA	USA	17408 for Nicehash	us-btg.2miners.com:4141	Active
Asia	USA	1024 for GPU	asia-btg.2miners.com:4040	Active
Asia	Asia	17408 for Nicehash	asia-btg.2miners.com:4141	Active

By default or if in doubt which share difficulty to choose, choose the lower one. We recommend the high share difficulty if you mine with more than 500 GPU's. If you mine using Nicehash you should always choose the high share difficulty. Share difficulty doesn’t affect miner rewards. Read more.

For mining BTG coin choose algorithm: EQ 144,5

Step 1 - Create a wallet

You could download the wallet with complete blockchain: official Bitcoin Gold Core, use mobile wallet for Android Coinomi or generate an address at a crypto exchange, for example Gate.io.

Step 2 - Download mining software

Quick start - Download ready to go version of the GPU Miner (archive password - 2miners).

For Nvidia GPU's we recommend GMiner (Guide - How to use GMiner).
For AMD GPU's we recommend lolMiner (Guide - How to use lolMiner).

Step 3 - Edit the bat file

Use YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS that you've created on Step 1.
Example: GJjz2Du9BoJQ3CPcoyVTHUJZSj62i1693U
If you want, you can Change RIG_ID in the bat file. Specify the name of the rig as you want it to be shown in miner's statistics page. This field is not mandatory. You could leave it empty.
Length of RIG_ID - Maximum 32 characters. Use English letters, numbers and symbols "-" and "_".
Example: rig-1

Video Guide

Settings for lolMiner:

lolMiner.exe --algo EQUI144_5 --pers BgoldPoW --pool btg.2miners.com:4040 --user YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS.RIG_ID
pause

Settings for Gminer:

miner.exe --algo 144_5 --pers BgoldPoW --server btg.2miners.com --port 4040 --user YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS.RIG_ID
pause

Settings for Bminer:

bminer.exe -uri zhash://YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS.RIG_ID@btg.2miners.com:4040
pause

Mining rig rentals

This pool works with rig rental services Miningrigrentals.com and Nicehash.com.

Settings for Miningrigrentals.com:

Name: 2Miners BTG
Type: Equihash 144,5 (ZHash)
Pool Host: btg.2miners.com:4141
Workername (-u): YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS
Password (-p): x
-pers: BgoldPoW

Settings for Nicehash.com:

Sometimes Nicehash exits the pool test with en error. Don't worry. We are working with Nicehash every day. 2Miners is officially supported Nicehash pool. Just go ahead and proceed with the order.

Custom pool name: 2Miners BTG
Algorithm: ZHash
Stratum hostname or IP: btg.2miners.com
Port: 4141
Username: YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS
Password: x

SSL connection settings for experienced users:

Region	Share Diff	Server	Status
Europe	1024	btg.2miners.com:14040	Active
Europe	Europe	17408	btg.2miners.com:14141	Active
USA	Europe	1024	us-btg.2miners.com:14040	Active
USA	USA	17408	us-btg.2miners.com:14141	Active
Asia	USA	1024	asia-btg.2miners.com:14040	Active
Asia	Asia	17408	asia-btg.2miners.com:14141	Active

If you don't know what is SSL connection and how to set it up, use the standard settings

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