Will mining Bitcoin slow or stop other computers on my home network? Will mining Bitcoin slow or stop other computers on my home network? My son wants to set up a computer to mine Bitcoin but I have a daughter that attends a virtual school and uses the internet. I have charter with 30 mb/s
Absolutely not. The bandwidth required to mine Bitcoin is very low as shown here: What are the bandwidth requirements of a mining rig?


  So that's 700 bits per second out and about 2,000 bits per second
  back. Essentially, zero.


This means that your son can mine 24/7 and your daughter won't notice any slowdowns whatsoever.