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Is Monero CPU mining profitable nowadays or does it need free energy to be?

Edit: I have a spare 5950x collecting dust

Profitable, yes but pennies per day. 5950X should make ~$5/month after all is said and done iirc.

If you live in cold climates where space heaters are used, it makes sense, as you would've been heating the house anyways.

It’s good to recoup some energy. But in a cold climate, you could be using a heat pump to move 2-5x more heat into the home for the same amount of energy as electric resistive heat.

Assuming you’re not renting.

> where space heaters are use

There are space heater sized heat pumps? I could definitely use some. We've got a few cold areas of the house that don't get enough heat in winter but a remodel isn't going to happen any time soon.

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