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CPU Mining with Geth. At Frontier, the first release of Ethereum, you'll just need a) a GPU and b) an Ethereum client, Geth. CPU mining will be possible but too inefficient to hold any value. At the moment, Geth only includes a CPU miner, and the team is testing a GPU miner branch, but this won't be part of Frontier. The C++ implementation of Ethereum also offers a GPU miner, both as part of Eth (its CLI), AlethZero (its GUI) and EthMiner (the standalone miner).
What is Ethereum? By Markets Insider. Just when you thought you had your head around bitcoin, along comes Ethereum. The word has been in a lot of headlines as the cryptocurrency world's new favorite thing soared in value. The ethereum price of something called an ether token grew in value up over 3,000% from 2016 - 2017. Bitcoin, which is far more widely known as an alternative 'currency', is up about 141% in that same time. But what exactly are ether tokens and Ethereum? And how is it different than bitcoin? We've broken it down for you. Is it just like Bitcoin?