"mining pool" meaning in All languages combined

See mining pool on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: mining pools [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mining pool (plural mining pools)
  1. The pooling of resources by cryptocurrency miners who share their processing power and split the reward. Categories (topical): Cryptocurrency
    Sense id: en-mining_pool-en-noun-gzIjF4XV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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