Is bitcoin mining legal in the US?

There are few, if any, jurisdictions in the U.S. where possession of cryptocurrency is illegal . Plattsburgh, New York, however, is likely the only city in the U.S. to impose a ban (temporary) on cryptocurrency mining. Also, the U.S. Marine Corps banned crypto mining apps from all government-issued mobile devices.

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Can you make money from mining?

Miners can profit if the price of bitcoins exceeds the cost to mine them . The recent changes in mining devices and technology and the creation of professional mining centers with enormous computing power, as well as the shifting price of bitcoin itself, has shifted the incentives and landscape for mining.

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