The Benefits of Mining: Securing Networks and Having a Chance at Rewards • LuqEE

Why Mining Matters

Mining isn’t just about earning coins—it is the foundation of security for proof-of-work blockchains.

By expending electricity to perform billions of hashing operations, miners make it prohibitively expensive for attackers to alter transaction history. Mining validates transactions, creates new blocks, and issues new bitcoins. As of late 2025, Bitcoin’s combined network hash rate exceeds 1 zetahash per second (10²¹ hashes/sec), making it practically impossible for any single entity to take control.

Proof-of-Work and Network Security

Proof-of-work links blockchain integrity to real-world economic cost.

To attack the network, an adversary would need to match or exceed the total hash power of honest miners—requiring enormous capital, energy, and infrastructure. This design:

Prevents double spending
Resists censorship
Eliminates the need for a central authority

The result is a decentralized monetary system secured by physics, energy, and economics rather than trust.

Personal Benefits of Mining

Supporting Decentralization

By contributing hash power, miners help distribute network control. A larger, more diverse miner base increases security and resilience against attacks.

Earning Potential

Each new block rewards the successful miner with the block subsidy plus transaction fees. At 3.125 BTC per block (post-halving), even a small probability can represent meaningful value over time.

Learning and Engagement

Mining provides hands-on exposure to cryptography, distributed systems, and energy economics. Participating directly in network consensus can be both educational and rewarding.

The Reality for Solo Miners

Despite these benefits, solo mining with small hardware faces extreme odds.

A hobbyist running 1 PH/s (1,000 TH/s) has roughly a 1 in 650,000 chance of finding a block every 10 minutes
That’s comparable to a lottery with astronomical odds

Because of this, most participants join mining pools or use managed services to smooth out variance and receive more consistent rewards.

How LuqEE Maximizes Your Impact

LuqEE enables meaningful participation in Bitcoin mining without the downsides of owning hardware.

By pooling professional, data-center-grade equipment, LuqEE adds substantial hash power to the network and distributes it among subscribers. This approach:

Increases your effective contribution to network security
Avoids noise, heat, and massive electricity bills
Provides a far better probability profile than running a tiny home rig

With overflow mining, excess capacity is shared across all users instead of sitting idle, further boosting your effective hash rate. Mining with LuqEE supports decentralization while giving you a measurably better chance of earning part of a block reward—without the operational burden.