Bitcoin Mining Firm Navier Starts Tokenized Hashrate Marketplace for Retail Customers
According to Navier, the existing two models available come with a lot of uncertainty. In the Compass Mining model, you have to trust another firm of delivering the right machines at the right time, without any damage, and then sign an agreement for hosting, and hope there are no “gotchas” in the contract, Metnick said. Cloud mining firms essentially offer synthetic hashrate, which users have little control over.
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