I want to start mining BTC - can anyone help me understand a bit?
First off, I live in an apartment that pays for my electricity, so I figure regardless of hash rate, mining proceeds will offset my rent and other Costs Of Living ...
So, I'm relatively new to concept, not a large budget, hash rate isn't a factor. I have a desktop CPU and a laptop. And I'm trying to get into mining BTC. Or another coin if it were to be more profitable. My only understanding is that ETH is POS now and BTC can still be mined, but is mostly only profitable when mined as part of a group pool.
Can anyone give me suggestions on where to start? What kind of GPU I should buy? Do I need any other equipment to run an node besides a CPU and GPU? Where to find a pool to join? Etc.
Any information would be greatly appreciated - Thank you in advance!