Cloud Mining
By CoinGecko | Updated on Mar 03, 2020
Mining on blockchains through rented processing power rented from companies that host the physical equipment. These companies typically operate out of countries that are naturally cold (reduce cooling costs) and have cheap power (for more competitive pricings). Another common term to describe this is mining contract.
Related Terms
Market Taker
Participant of the market who buys and sells from currently existing orders
Solo Staker
A Qtum PoS miner using their own coins for staking. Qtum blockchain launched with Solo Stakers and will continue to have this available after offline staking launches.
Hashgraph
Hashgraph is a distributed ledger system that has been compared to the blockchain idea as a continuation or successor.
Solidity
Object oriented programming languaged used in various smart contract blockchains.
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