The systematic study of past human life and culture by the recovery and examination of remaining material evidence, such as graves, buildings, tools, and pottery. [French archÃ©ologie, from New Latin archaeologia, from Greek arkhaiologiÄ, antiquarian lore : arkhaio-, archaeo- + -logiÄ, -logy.]
Mining. In cryptocurrency networks, mining is a validation of transactions. For this effort, successful miners obtain new cryptocurrency as a reward. The reward decreases transaction fees by creating a complementary incentive to contribute to the processing power of the network.
Bitcoin mining is the processing of transactions on the Bitcoin network and securing them into the blockchain by special users called âminersâ. Bitcoin mining is the processing of transactions on the Bitcoin network and securing them into the blockchain by special users called âminersâ.