Shiba Inu has become an extremely popular cryptocurrency and many people are searching for how to get free SHIB coins. On this page I’m going to offer one extremely easy solution – mining! Follow this step by step guide to begin pool mining Shiba Inu coins on your desktop PC, laptop computer, or other rig setup.
I understand crypto mining can seem too complex for the average computer user, so I’ve decided to put together a quick and simple tutorial with the goal of getting your excited about mining SHIB. Even if you don’t have much computer knowledge under your belt, this guide to mining Shiba Inu tokens should be easy to follow and understand.
How To Mine Shiba Inu On Laptop or PC
Important: These instructions are for Windows laptop and PC computers. To mine the Shiba Inu coin successfully with this guide, your computer must be running Windows and must be 64-Bit.
Step 1. Get Yourself A Wallet
You will need a Shiba Inu address in order to receive the SHIB you mine. If you already have an address, get it ready because you will need it in the upcoming steps. If you don’t already have a SHIB address you can get one by installing a wallet or using an exchange that currently supports the SHIB token. The first option is to join an exchange which already offers SHIB, such as KuCoin or Coinbase. If using Kucoin, login to your account and click the Main Account tab at the top. From there, search for SHIB and click the Deposit link next to it. This is where you will find your SHIB address. If using Coinbase, login to your account and click Trade on the left hand side. From here, search for SHIB and click on it. Then, click the Wallet tab and on the right hand side click the Receive tab. You might have to click an “I Understand” button, but you will then see your SHIB address.
The second option to obtaining a SHIB wallet address is to install a wallet onto your computer. I recommend installing Metamask as an extension on your Chrome browser. You can get it at MetaMask.io. Once installed, select the Binance Smart Chain in MetaMask and copy your address.
Step 2. Download The Latest Version Of XMRig
You can download the latest version of XMRig from their Github. However, I prefer to get it straight from the XMRig website instead. Visit the website and click the Download button to get the latest version downloaded onto your Windows laptop or PC. Then, unzip it and open the the “pool_mine_example.cmd” file.
Inside this file scroll to the bottom you will see something similar to this:
cd %~dp0
xmrig.exe -o pool.hashvault.pro:3333 -u 48edfHu7V9Z84YzzMa6fUueoELZ9ZRXq9VetWzYGzKt52XU5xvqgzYnDK9URnRoJMk1j8nLwEVsaSWJ4fhdUyZijBGUicoD -p x
pause
Replace it with this:
cd %~dp0
xmrig.exe -o rx.unmineable.com:3333 -u SHIB:0x0bc27251c471380b56540432e768f655568437ee.wini3#yepy-ds5l -p x
pause
In the second line after the -o you can see what is called the Pool URL. That is followed by a -u and then our desired coin (SHIB) followed by a SHIB wallet address. The only edit you absolutely need to make here is to the SHIB address. You MUST replace everything between “SHIB:” and the “.” with your own Shiba Inu coin address. So, using the code above, you must replace the current Shiba Inu wallet address (0x0bc27251c471380b56540432e768f655568437ee) with your own. Once you have replaced the code and changed the current SHIB address to your own, you can save the file and close it. If you would like to replace the current workerID with your own, you can do that as well. Here is the general structure of the address:
[COIN]:[Wallet address].[workerID]#[Code to lower mining fee]
The workerID is any name you want to give for each computer that you are running the miner on. This can make it be easily identified later on when reviewing the pool statistics.
The code after the # is important because mining with that code will drop the Mining Fee from 1% to 0.75% (it makes a difference). You can just leave that code in there as-is to start mining using the yepy-ds5l code.
Finally, we must edit one more file inside the XMRig folder. Open the “config.json” file and scroll down to line 63 which will be the “pools” section.
Below “pools” on lines 67 and 68 you will see something similar to this:
"url": "donate.v2.xmrig.com:3333",
"user": "YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS",
Replace it with this:
"url": "rx.unmineable.com:3333",
"user": "SHIB:0xe1b2456a2Ad227b93D7a7421f1E9Cc57908cC37c.wini3#yepy-ds5l",
Here you will need to do the same thing that you just did while editing the previous file. The only edit you absolutely need to make is to the SHIB wallet address. You MUST replace everything between “SHIB:” and the “.” with your own Shiba Inu coin address. So, using the code above, you must replace the current Shiba Inu wallet address (0x0bc27251c471380b56540432e768f655568437ee) with your own. Once you have replaced the code and changed the current SHIB address to your own, you can save the file and close it.
Step 3. Give It A Test
Now that you’ve unzipped the mining rig and replaced the necessary details shown in step 2, it’s time to give it a test. Right click the “pool_mine_example” file and select Run As Administrator. If everything is working properly, you should see something like the image below.
Congrats! You’re now mining cryptocurrency and getting free Shiba Inu coin for your efforts. Let’s move on and see how you can check your stats to see how much Shiba Inu coin you’re earning!
Step 4. Visit Unmineable To Check Your Stats
Remember when you setup the address inside the XMRig config file? Well, in doing so you joined the Unmineable pool and let them know the coin you wanted to be paid in (SHIB), and the address where they will transfer the mined coins that you earn. Unmineable.com is a mining Pool which allows you to mine with your CPU using RandomX and pay you in any coin you select. In order to check your balance, simply visit Unmineable.com and click the tab that reads RandomX. Then, find the section that says “Enter your address to check your stats:” and enter your SHIB wallet address (from step 1) before clicking the magnifying glass icon next to it. You should now be able to see exactly how many Shiba Inu coins you have earned. You can also go directly to the page by entering the following URL into your browser (Note: You MUST replace XXXXXXXXX with your SHIB wallet address):
https://unmineable.com/coins/SHIB/address/XXXXXXXXX
Great job, you’re now successfully mining Shiba Inu coin on your laptop or desktop computer! I recommend downloading additional software to monitor the running temperature of your CPU. A good free one out there is Hardware Monitor. Try not to exceed the temperature more than 90 degrees Celsius. In case you are mining with a laptop, change the thermal paste of your CPU, get it cleaned inside, and get some heat extractors for laptops. If you take care of the temperature your computer should work very well, the amount of coins you can mine will depend on the hashrate of your CPU.