Cryptocurrency
networks need computational power to run securely. The world’s most
powerful blockchains are supported by millions of computers around the
world. Unlike paper money, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are
produced mathematically and held digitally. The people who voluntarily
offer their computing power to secure these cryptocurrency networks are
called miners.
Cryptocurrencies don’t have a central
government or other so-called ‘middlemen’ that decide about the future
of the system. – They are in fact digital, borderless democracies in
which miners vote with their computing power to reach order and
consensus.
HOW IS BITCOIN KEPT SECURE
The
only way to not create money out of thin air or corrupt it, is to burn
real energy. This is called Proof-Of-Work. Today, bitcoin is the most
secure computer network on the planet and it’s practically impossible to
break it! The reason for that is hash power, the umbrella term used for
the computing power that miners provide to the bitcoin network and
similar cryptocurrency networks. Due to the rapid growth of the
ecosystem, mining operations today are mostly running with specialized
high-performance computers that function most efficiently set up in
large data centers.
WHAT ARE THE INCENTIVES FOR MINERS
It
all comes down to trust: Miners keep the blockchains trustworthy and
are rewarded for their efforts. As miners, we are processing and
verifying the transactions of the cryptocurrency ecosystems and keeping
their public transaction history (blockchains) maintained and secure.
For this, the mining community is rewarded with the networks’
transaction fees and newly created coins. It’s a win-win situation! When
you start mining with us, you are getting your share of this reward.
THE BIG VISION OF CRYPTO CURRENCY
To
keep the integrity (and values!) of all cryptocurrency ecosystems
intact, miners keep the networks safe and its authority decentralized by
keeping each other constantly in check. This allows both a healthy
growth and a fair distribution of currency units to all crypto-citizens!