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		croon 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cryptominers made $100k from mining at an Airbnb f... But even then (again unlikely) they did not mine $100k worth of crypto currency, but instead bought a winning lottery ticket/speculated/etc.

lottin 11 months ago [–]

Cryptocurrency "mining" is a lottery. The "miner" that guesses the correct number is paid a reward. There isn't much more to it.

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