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Mining joins hardware, energy, incentives, and the ordering of transactions. This sequence starts with the mining loop, then separates proof of work from node validation, examines energy claims, and explains why pools exist.
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Separate measurable quantities: network hashrate, difficulty, energy consumed, energy source, emissions, curtailment, and miner revenue. Each answers a different question. Prefer operator data, grid data, protocol calculations, and methods that disclose assumptions.
Mining economics change with bitcoin price, difficulty, hardware efficiency, energy contracts, uptime, fees, and regulation. A profitable snapshot can become obsolete quickly, while a network-level claim may not describe one facility or region.
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