Is this a genuine bitcoin minning app?

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enter image description here Please can someone explain if this is a genuine app for bitcoin mining?

Nwazaion Nonso

Posted 2019-02-13T11:17:16.653

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Almost certainly not.Anonymous 2019-02-20T05:17:11.970

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No, a mobile device cannot mine bitcoin.

These days, mining bitcoin requires specialized computer hardware called ASICs. They are loud and hot, and incredibly efficient at computing the SHA256 mining algorithm. A mobile device is not like this at all, it is not optimized to compute SHA256, it is meant to be a general-purpose device. Trying to mine bitcoin using a mobile device would be a literal waste of money (electricity), and you would receive no bitcoin in return, because your device would not contribute a meaningful amount of hashpower to the network.

The app is likely malicious, I would remove it from your device.

chytrik

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