Cloud mining
Cloud Mining is the process of bitcoin mining utilizing a remote datacenter with shared processing power.[1][2] This type of cloud mining enables users to mine bitcoins or alternative cryptocurrencies without managing the hardware.[3] The mining rigs are housed and maintained in a facility owned by mining company and the customer simply needs to register and purchase mining contracts or shares.[4] Since Cloud Mining is provided as a service there is generally some cost and this can result in lower returns for the miner.
Types of Hosting
Users of hosted Mining equipment can either lease a physical mining server or a Virtual private server and install mining software on the machine. Instead of leasing a dedicated server, some services offer hashing power hosted in data centers for sale denominated in Gigahash/seconds (GH/s); Users either select a desired amount of hashing power and a period for the contract or in some cases can trade their hashing power.
See also
References
- ↑ "Cloud Mining - How to Mine Bitcoin without a Miner". CoinDesk. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ↑ David Lee Kuo Chuen (2015). "Handbook of Digital Currency: Bitcoin, Innovation, Financial Instruments, and Big Data". Academic Press.
- ↑ "Bitcoin Cloud Mining Contract Reviews". Bitcoin Mining. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ↑ "About Bitcoin Cloud Mining". Cloud Mining Report. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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