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Digital Asset Mining

Definition

Digital asset mining is the process of validating transactions and adding new blocks to a blockchain. This computational activity, central to proof-of-work blockchains, involves specialized hardware solving complex mathematical problems to secure the network and create new units of a digital asset. Miners compete to be the first to verify a block of transactions, receiving newly issued coins and transaction fees as a reward. This mechanism maintains the integrity and decentralization of the ledger.