"instamine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: instamines [plural]
Etymology: From insta- + mine. Etymology templates: {{af|en|insta-|mine}} insta- + mine Head templates: {{en-noun}} instamine (plural instamines)
  1. An event where a cryptocurrency is released but most of the currency is quickly mined by a only few miners. Categories (topical): Cryptocurrency
    Sense id: en-instamine-en-noun-pV-ZgDZw Disambiguation of Cryptocurrency: 79 18 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with insta-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 11 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with insta-: 31 37 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 15 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 12 10

Verb

Forms: instamines [present, singular, third-person], instamining [participle, present], instamined [participle, past], instamined [past]
Etymology: From insta- + mine. Etymology templates: {{af|en|insta-|mine}} insta- + mine Head templates: {{en-verb}} instamine (third-person singular simple present instamines, present participle instamining, simple past and past participle instamined)
  1. (transitive) To mine a cryptocurrency in this manner. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-instamine-en-verb-b5rYPOW5 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with insta- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with insta-: 31 37 31
  2. (transitive) To mine a material instantly. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-instamine-en-verb-cqVlpo8S Categories (other): English terms prefixed with insta- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with insta-: 31 37 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fastmine

Inflected forms

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