<s>
Cloud	B-Protocol
mining	I-Protocol
is	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
cryptocurrency	O
mining	O
utilizing	O
a	O
remote	O
datacenter	B-Operating_System
with	O
shared	O
processing	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
type	O
of	O
cloud	B-Protocol
mining	I-Protocol
enables	O
users	O
to	O
mine	O
bitcoins	B-Protocol
or	O
alternative	O
cryptocurrencies	O
without	O
managing	O
the	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
cloud	B-Protocol
mining	I-Protocol
is	O
provided	O
as	O
a	O
service	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
generally	O
some	O
cost	O
and	O
this	O
can	O
result	O
in	O
lower	O
returns	O
for	O
the	O
miner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
of	O
hosted	O
mining	O
equipment	O
can	O
either	O
lease	O
a	O
physical	B-Application
mining	I-Application
server	I-Application
or	O
a	O
virtual	B-General_Concept
private	I-General_Concept
server	I-General_Concept
and	O
install	O
mining	O
software	O
on	O
the	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
leasing	O
a	O
dedicated	O
server	O
,	O
some	O
services	O
offer	O
hashing	O
power	O
hosted	O
in	O
data	B-Operating_System
centers	I-Operating_System
for	O
sale	O
denominated	O
in	O
Gigahash/seconds	O
(	O
GH/s	O
)	O
;	O
users	O
either	O
select	O
a	O
desired	O
amount	O
of	O
hashing	O
power	O
and	O
a	O
period	O
for	O
the	O
contract	O
or	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
can	O
trade	O
their	O
hashing	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
