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What Is the Difference between ‘Mining’ and ‘Staking’ in Cryptocurrency?

Mining uses computational power (PoW) to validate blocks; Staking uses locked capital (PoS) to validate blocks and earn rewards.
Greeks.Live07.11.25

What Is the Difference between ‘Mining’ and ‘Staking’ in Cryptocurrency?

Mining (used in PoW) involves using computational power (hardware) to solve complex cryptographic puzzles (SHA-256) to validate transactions and create new blocks. Staking (used in Proof-of-Stake, PoS) involves locking up a cryptocurrency to participate in block validation and earn rewards.

Mining is energy-intensive; staking is capital-intensive.

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