We are a group of crypto-currency researchers from the University of California, San Diego, USA. We are writing an academic paper on the socioeconomic behaviors in the altcoin community. In particular, we are interested in the profitability of mining: What is the revenue? What is the cost? What is your motivation for mining?

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