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Quote from: toolman1986 on August 30, 2024, 02:32:50 PM

What I would like to know if there are any recommended companies or services that do the same? - I would purchase a rig, maybe starting at the lowest price, link it to my OKX account, wait a month or so for the earnings to go up, transfer the earnings to OKX and then sell them.

I am pretty new to this, so sorry my description or terminology is not quite right!

Could anyone recommend such a service I describe? And one that I can trust? I have seen one called Nicehash if that rings any bells with anyone?

Many thanks!

If you can purchase the hardware then why do you need a service to mine for you? Besides the fact cloud mining is just scam you just gave money to someone for free in the past.

Or you're talking about mining pools?

Which are different and that's the only possible way to mine Bitcoin with the increased difficulty by combining the hash power of other miners from the pool for a small fee as commision.

For the beginning you need cheap electric source and ASICs.

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I was once like you, looking for an easier way to mine Bitcoin in 2016, it landed me in trouble as I watched a few cloud mining platforms exiting the market, I lost some money to cloud mining businesses, don't do it, you've been warned, there is no real Bitcoin cloud mining services anymore, even if there is one they are not profitable anymore.

If you have a job that's paying you monthly, use some percentage of your money to buy Bitcoin every month, this is a better mining like strategy, because if you buy an Asic miner you still need cheap electricity to run it, the heat and noise is also present, but buying some BTC every month makes it easier.

You can sell when Bitcoin makes a new all time high or you can hold for the long term, whatever you decide to do with your Bitcoin is up to you, avoid Asic mining Bitcoin.

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Quote from: TheUltraElite on September 01, 2024, 04:55:50 AM

If and only if you know a friend who have a huge mining farm and someone you can trust with your life (
There are easier methods to get bitcoin, just one rig mining will never yield you any decent amount, you need many ASICs, PSUs, cheap electricity, cooling, maintenance, human resources (if big enough) and a plot of land and some government issues to wade through.

Just buying bitcoin every few months on a dip is way easier.

I think there will soon be interesting mining ideas from large companies, not cloud scammers, but the conditions here will not be very attractive. I think that the profit will only come from selling the coins obtained at a higher price.

Bitcoin mining CEO eyes hashrate contracts to offset rising costs
The slashing of the Bitcoin block subsidy from 6.25 Bitcoin to 3.125 during the April 2024 halving has placed financial pressure on miners.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-hashrate-contracts-could-offset-skyrocketing-mining-costs

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Re: Cloud Mining Questions from a Newbie(-ish)

September 01, 2024, 04:55:50 AM

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If and only if you know a friend who have a huge mining farm and someone you can trust with your life (
There are easier methods to get bitcoin, just one rig mining will never yield you any decent amount, you need many ASICs, PSUs, cheap electricity, cooling, maintenance, human resources (if big enough) and a plot of land and some government issues to wade through.

Just buying bitcoin every few months on a dip is way easier.

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Re: Cloud Mining Questions from a Newbie(-ish)

August 31, 2024, 10:22:15 AM

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Quote from: toolman1986 on August 30, 2024, 02:32:50 PM
Hi there,

I used to be a member of a service that allowed me to basically purchase a rig and it would then do the mining for me. The process wasn't too complicated to set up etc, but I am no longer a member of this company.

I believe this was cloud mining as I didn't have to purchase any hardware etc.

What I would like to know if there are any recommended companies or services that do the same? - I would purchase a rig, maybe starting at the lowest price, link it to my OKX account, wait a month or so for the earnings to go up, transfer the earnings to OKX and then sell them.

I am pretty new to this, so sorry my description or terminology is not quite right!

Could anyone recommend such a service I describe? And one that I can trust? I have seen one called Nicehash if that rings any bells with anyone?

Many thanks!
It is very easy to distinguish a fraudulent service from an honest one, but you must understand how mining works and know the prices.

An honest service costs money for maintenance or it may be in the increased tariff for paying for electricity.

Installing equipment takes time and costs about $ 140 per kilowatt. The owner of the data center should recoup the investment, and not engage in charity.
Reduced tariffs are available for wholesale customers or miners with containers, but this is not your case.

And think about the main question, if cloud services offer you such good conditions with free connection and inexpensive electricity, then why are all the miners not there yet?

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Re: Cloud Mining Questions from a Newbie(-ish)

August 31, 2024, 04:31:20 AM

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Since few years ago, people describe cloud mining as either scam or not profitable. NiceHash and similar service usually isn't categorized as cloud mining, since
1. You can rent any specific amount of hashrate, with reasonable minimum amount.
2. No contract, where theoretically you can cancel and receive unused/remaining money.
3. The company generally don't own the mining hardware.

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Re: Cloud Mining Questions from a Newbie(-ish)

August 30, 2024, 06:39:17 PM

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Quote from: toolman1986 on August 30, 2024, 02:32:50 PM
What I would like to know if there are any recommended companies or services that do the same? - I would purchase a rig, maybe starting at the lowest price, link it to my OKX account, wait a month or so for the earnings to go up, transfer the earnings to OKX and then sell them.
You are better off purchasing the real Bitcoins and HODL. You are most likely going to make way more returns than even promised by the so-called could mining platforms.
Chances are so high that you are going to be scammed.

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Re: Cloud Mining Questions from a Newbie(-ish)

August 30, 2024, 06:34:13 PM

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Most of the cloud mining sites are scams only 2 sites that I know are legit where you can rent hash rates to specific algo.

Check these two below

- https://www.miningrigrentals.com/
- https://www.nicehash.com/pricing

Binance also offers cloud mining but you can't rent any hashrate anymore because it's sold out. If you are still interested check them here https://pool.binance.com/en/cloud

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Re: Cloud Mining Questions from a Newbie(-ish)

August 30, 2024, 04:05:42 PM

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Quote from: toolman1986 on August 30, 2024, 02:32:50 PM
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Could anyone recommend such a service I describe? And one that I can trust? I have seen one called Nicehash if that rings any bells with anyone?

You are describing cloud mining, which is often a scam. Be very cautious about any companies offering this kind of service. You are better off buying your own hardware and mining yourself. Nicehash is legit, but its a marketplace, not a cloud mining service.

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Re: Cloud Mining Questions from a Newbie(-ish)

August 30, 2024, 03:49:26 PM

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Cloud mining are scam. It is better you avoid it.

If you can not afford mining equipments like ASIC and set up everything yourself, then just do not go for bitcoin mining if you want to avoid being scammed.

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Re: Cloud Mining Questions from a Newbie(-ish)

August 30, 2024, 02:32:50 PM

#1

Hi there,

I used to be a member of a service that allowed me to basically purchase a rig and it would then do the mining for me. The process wasn't too complicated to set up etc, but I am no longer a member of this company.

I believe this was cloud mining as I didn't have to purchase any hardware etc.

What I would like to know if there are any recommended companies or services that do the same? - I would purchase a rig, maybe starting at the lowest price, link it to my OKX account, wait a month or so for the earnings to go up, transfer the earnings to OKX and then sell them.

I am pretty new to this, so sorry my description or terminology is not quite right!

Could anyone recommend such a service I describe? And one that I can trust? I have seen one called Nicehash if that rings any bells with anyone?

Many thanks!