This has already happened in many countries. You then own shares with the company or a specific mining contract. Miners who successfully solve the hash problem but who haven’t verified the most transactions are not rewarded with bitcoin. To summarise, mining can still be a great way to profit from cryptocurrencies. However, there are a few reasons why it ranks lower than its older sibling. Mining pools are comparable to those Powerball clubs whose members buy lottery tickets en masse and agree to share any winnings. I’m dipping my toes back in these waters now, and I’ve found it’s shockingly easy to get up and running on a Windows PC using software called NiceHash.