How to “Mine” XEM
Do you want to mine XEM? Fortunately NEM uses a new and improved consensus method called POI that is ultra-light and energy efficient. For more about havesting on NEM (NEM's version of mining) please visit the following blogs
What is Proof-of-Importance (POI) and Why Is It Better, and What Is Vesting?(http://blog.nem.io/what-are-poi-and-vesting/)
How do I get importance and make more blocks on NEM?(https://blog.nem.io/how-do-i-get-importance-on-the-nem-blockchain/)
How to Enroll and Participate in Supernodes
But some people like the original POW style of mining. As mentioned above, NEM uses harvesting which works from an accounts importance, but if you are still interested in POW style mining with video cards or ASICs what you can do, however, is mine other altcoins and move them to XEM at their exchange rates automatically.
This has two main advantages for both you and the NEM ecosystem.
You take advantage of NEM’s relatively stable/rising price for your asset holding.
You slowly but surely increase the NEM market cap from the exchange rate of whatever coin to XEM.
So, without further ado, let’s get started switching your mining rigs to XEM.
Sign Up for Minergate
Signup Link: Note that Minergate/Changelly are not endorsed by the NEM developers, use at your own risk.
This service allows you to mine directly to Changelly, one of the exchanges with whom you can exchange NEM. This makes it so that you can withdraw your mining profits in XEM without having to sign up for another exchange!
This is perfect for people who don’t want to sign up for an exchange but want XEM. Now it’s possible to mine to your NEM wallet.
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