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Mining Farm
A mining farm is a large facility where cryptocurrency mining equipment is installed and operated. These farms typically house thousands of specialized computers that are designed to solve complex mathematical problems in order to validate transactions on a cryptocurrency network and earn rewards in the form of newly minted digital currency.
Mining farms require a significant amount of electricity to operate, as the specialized computers consume a large amount of energy while running at full capacity. As a result, mining farms are often located in areas where electricity is cheap