What Mining Actually Is (Solving a Puzzle to Earn the Right to Add a Block)
Proof of Work in Plain English: Why Spending Energy Creates Trust
Why People Mine: The Block Reward, Transaction Fees, and the Risk of Loss
The Difficulty Adjustment: Why Mining Gets Harder as More People Join
CPU Mining — The Original Method and Why It's Mostly Obsolete (with the Monero Exception)
GPU Mining — Graphics Cards, the Flexible Middle Ground
ASIC Mining — Purpose-Built Machines, Maximum Power, One Job Only
Why Monero (XMR) Fights to Stay CPU-Mineable: ASIC-Resistance and Keeping Mining Fair
Solo Mining vs. Mining Pools: Why Most Miners Team Up
The Real Costs: Electricity, Heat, Hardware Wear, and Break-Even Math
Cooling It Down: Air Cooling, Water Cooling, and Immersion Cooling
From One Rig to a Farm: How Crypto Mining Farms Are Built and Run
The Honest Mining Risk Talk: Profitability Swings, Noise, Fire Risk, and E-Waste
How the World Views Mining: Why Some Countries Welcome It and Others Ban It
The Four Legal Categories: Legal & Regulated, Legal but Restricted, Implicitly Restricted, and Banned
Where Mining Is Allowed in 2026 (USA, Canada, Russia, Australia, UAE) — and Why Energy Policy Decides It
Where Mining Is Banned or Restricted in 2026 (China, Algeria, Egypt, Afghanistan) — and Why
Checking Your Own Country or State Before You Plug In
Mining vs. Staking: Two Different Ways a Network Agrees
Unit 3 — Mining: How New Coins Are Born
Crypto · 19 lessons in this unit.