You have always known that mining is the process of digging coal or other substances like gold, metal, and salt from the ground. But now you also hear that one can mine cryptocurrency which, in fact, is neither concrete nor liquid, let alone a mineral resource you dig from a hole? What is the world turning into? Well, it’s almost the same thing. Not in the way that involves shovels, pickaxes, and chisels, but contextually.

Mining is the process used to create new units of a cryptocurrency and ensure transactions are verified and added to the blockchain. Think of it like this: when you make a transaction with cryptocurrency, miners use powerful computers to solve complex mathematical problems that confirm the transaction is legitimate. Once solved, the transaction is added to a "block" on the blockchain, and the miner is rewarded with some cryptocurrency. This process requires a lot of computing power and energy, which is why you often hear about mining being resource-intensive - which means that it requires a significant amount of resources.