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The question you must ask yourself is why are miners renting their gear for other people to use? If it was profitable at the current price, they could simply mi
by hamstercat 9y ago
The question you must ask yourself is why are miners renting their gear for other people to use? If it was profitable at the current price, they could simply mine themselves and skip the rental part.
- plantain 9y agoBecause they are booking a guaranteed upfront profit, and passing the risk on to the customer? Don't mine for gold, sell shovels.
- tedunangst 9y agoProfit is hardly guaranteed considering capital costs. Disregarding that, I'm not sure shovels are the best comparison. Coin mining is pretty predictable in aggregate, unlike gold mining. If you own mining hardware, you can calculate expected income pretty reliably.
- eitland 9y agoExcept you cannot calculate the price of the mined coins predictably. So renting out mining gear can either be a bet that you think crypto will decline or just a way to reduce risk. (I'm assuming up front payments. )
- csomar 9y agoThere are futures to hedge against that.
- plantain 9y agoOn the lease terms offers (often 2yrs+) the profit is baked in.