Merged mining is a technique where the same proof of work can be used to secure more than one block in different hash chains. This allows a miner to mine more than one currency at a time and contribute his hashing power to all of them.
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Will merged mining mine each chain as efficiently as non-merged mining?
Let's say I get a hash rate of X when mining either Bitcoin or Namecoin.
When using Merged Mining, will I be able to still do X concurrently on both blockchains, or will I do significantly less than X?
In other words, if I merge-mine other coins,…
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what's the purpose of the chain_id in merge mining?
I'm considering adding merge mining support to coin x. Its parent chain will be coin b. In looking at the spec (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Merged_mining_specification) and Dogecoin/Namecoin sources, I see that there is support for multiple…
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How to mergemine all SHA-256 altcoins?
Let's say I implemented AuxPOW to all of the alt coin wallet.
Would it let me merge mine them with Bitcoin or the developer would have to implement them?
