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Cloud mining provider launched in 2014. No mining plans on sale since February 2021.
Genesis Mining no longer sells cloud mining plans. Its own website says it has not sold plans since February 2021, offers none today, and treats any site selling Genesis Mining plans as fraudulent.
Genesis Mining launched in 2014 and was widely covered as a major cloud mining provider. Customers paid for hashing power in its facilities instead of running their own hardware. It started in Bosnia and China, then moved to Iceland and Canada for the cold climate and cheap power. In 2018, after the bitcoin price fell, it ended open-ended contracts that no longer covered their daily maintenance fee and pushed customers towards five-year contracts.
Bottom line: if a site offers you a Genesis Mining plan today, it is not the real company. Genesis Mining names genesisminingbot and genesisminingvip as copycats. To compare mining options that still run, see our Genesis Mining alternatives page.
You rented hashing power for bitcoin and other coins, and the company ran the machines.
Mining moved to Iceland and Canada, where cooling and power were cheaper.
A daily maintenance fee came out of mining output. Contracts that earned less than the fee were ended in 2018.
From 2018, customers who wanted to keep mining were moved to premium five-year contracts with no early exit.
| Option | Price | Status today |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud mining plans | Not sold | No plans on sale since February 2021. |
| Open-ended contracts | Maintenance fee | Ended in 2018 when output fell below the fee. |
| Sites selling "Genesis Mining" plans | n/a | Fraudulent, according to Genesis Mining. |
Genesis Mining's site lists no prices today. Contract details above come from 2018 news coverage.