Cryptocurrency
Digital money secured by cryptography on a blockchain.
A cryptocurrency is digital money that lives on a blockchain and is secured by cryptography rather than a bank or government. Ownership is proven by keys, and transactions are settled by the network itself.
Mining is one way new coins enter circulation: the block reward pays whoever produces each block in that coin.
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Pick a coin on the pools overview and open its How to Mine guide for a ready-to-run command.