Cloud mining
Cloud Mining is the process of bitcoin mining utilizing a remote datacenter with shared processing power.[1][2] This type of mining allows users to mine bitcoins or alternative cryptocurrencies without having to manage their own hardware. Since Cloud Mining is provided as a service there is generally some cost and this can result in lower returns for the miner. There have been some scams involving cloud mining.[3]
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.
Pros and Cons
There are several advantages over the normal home-mining.
Pros:
- A Quiet and cooler home
- Lower electricity usage
- no need to manage the equipment - no need to repair and no need to configure the hardware
Cons:
- Hazardous - there are several Pyramid scheme which have turned out as fraud
- Management Cost - cost for the maintenance of the equipment
- Lack of control - most providers don't offer the possibility for one to chose his desired mining pool [4]
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 Scams". Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ↑ Philip Dimitrov. "Bitcoin Cloud Mining - The smart alternative of solo (hardware) mining". Retrieved 4 February 2016.
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