The Best Alternative to Hosted Mining and Cloud Mining: Co-Owned Bitcoin Mining
The Best Alternative to Hosted Mining and Cloud Mining: Co-Owned Bitcoin Mining
Valentine Pleser
Co-Founder & CGO
Berlin, Germany
Bitcoin mining is an exciting topic for many investors. Anyone considering entering Bitcoin production quickly comes across terms like cloud mining or hosted mining. But both models have lost massive amounts of trust in recent years.
So what can you do if you want to benefit from Bitcoin mining without buying expensive hardware yourself or trusting dubious providers? The answer lies in co-owned mining, a model that companies like Green Mining DAO have established.
What is Bitcoin Mining?
Bitcoin mining is the process by which new bitcoin are created and transactions in the Bitcoin network are verified.
Miners use specialized hardware to solve cryptographic computational tasks. Whoever solves the task first gets to add a new block to the blockchain and receives a reward in bitcoin.
This process is called Proof of Work. It ensures that the network remains decentralized, secure, and resistant to manipulation. Without mining, there would be neither new bitcoin nor reliable transaction processing.
The difficulty of the computational tasks automatically adjusts to the number of active miners, so that a new block is created on average every 10 minutes.
What is Cloud Mining?
Cloud mining refers to a model where investors rent computing power from an external provider instead of operating their own mining hardware.
It sounds convenient at first: you pay a fee, the provider takes care of the rest, and you regularly receive bitcoin payouts.
In practice, however, things often look very different. The gap between what cloud mining providers promise and what investors actually get back is enormous in many cases.
High fees, non-transparent contract structures, and hidden costs eat into returns. In quite a few cases, it is simply fraud. There are numerous documented cases where investors lost their entire capital.
Providers disappeared overnight, payouts were stopped, or the promised computing power did not exist at all. The industry has earned itself a dubious reputation that continues to have an impact to this day.
Hosted mining, where investors buy their own hardware and have it operated in an external data center, also carries risks. You are dependent on the operator, have little control over ongoing costs, and must trust that the devices are actually running and being maintained. Transparency is rarely given.
What is the Best Alternative to Hosted Mining?
The best alternative to hosted mining is a dedicated mining infrastructure in which investors are directly involved as co-owners.
Instead of an anonymous rental agreement with a third-party provider, investors become true shareholders of the mining facility itself.
This is exactly the model Green Mining DAO pursues with their project Green Mine 3 (GM3). Here, investors do not buy computing power on paper.
They acquire real shares in a physical mining infrastructure that is operated with renewable energy. This means: full transparency, real ownership rights, and a clear corporate structure behind the project.
The difference from cloud or hosted mining is fundamental!
With Green Mining DAO, you are not a customer of a service provider. You are a shareholder of a Swiss company that operates Bitcoin mining.
This comes with real rights, voting rights, and participation in the entrepreneurial value creation. These are also paid out and traded directly in bitcoin.
What Is Co-Mining?
Co-Mining is a fundamentally different approach to Bitcoin mining. Instead of renting hash power or purchasing a single miner and paying someone to run it, members of the Green Mining DAO investor community acquire real equity in a mining operation. This includes tokenized shares in project-specific companies such as GM3 Technologies AG¹, which own:
Mining containers and ASIC machines
Land and energy infrastructure
Long-term renewable energy contracts
This isn't a service agreement. It’s a stake in the business, backed by real assets and governed by Swiss corporate law. As a co-owner, you earn Bitcoin dividends², vote in shareholder meetings, and help steer the project’s future. You’re not just along for the ride, you’re part of the engine.
Co-Mining gives individuals a seat at the industrial mining table. And it changes the game.
How does the co-ownership model work in practice?
Getting started with Green Mining DAO’s Co-Ownership model is simple: Investors acquire tokenized equity in a dedicated project entity — legally registered shares that provide full ownership rights and direct exposure to the underlying mining infrastructure. As co-owners, they receive their share of potential mining profits as quarterly Bitcoin payouts², gain access to real-time performance dashboards, and participate in regular shareholder update meetings where they can also exercise their voting rights.
All technical and operational aspects are managed by Green Mining DAO’s experienced team. From sourcing and installing mining hardware to monitoring uptime and performance, everything is handled professionally and transparently. The company also reinvests a portion of revenues into newer, more efficient machines, ensuring long-term growth and competitiveness.
The concrete advantages of Green Mining DAO speak for themselves:
The company is registered in Switzerland as a stock corporation. This offers investors a stable legal framework and high regulatory standards.
You become a shareholder and direct co-owner of every mining facility — not just on paper, but with real shareholder rights.
The company shares are tokenized on the Bitcoin blockchain. This makes them transparent, forgery-proof, and easily transferable.
Dividends are paid out directly in bitcoin, which is a decisive advantage for many investors: you do not receive a fiat equivalent, but real, green, and freshly mined bitcoin.
Add to this an experienced team of experts who handle day-to-day operations. Everything is professionally managed, from site selection and energy procurement to hardware maintenance.
Investors do not have to worry about anything, yet still benefit from an active role as co-owners.
How Is This Different from Hosted and Cloud Mining?
Our Co-Mining model stands in stark contrast to conventional mining approaches like hosted mining and cloud mining, both of which have long dominated the market but come with fundamental structural weaknesses.
In hosted mining, investors typically pay to purchase or rent physical mining machines located in third-party facilities. While the hardware is real, investors have no legal claim to it. They rely entirely on the operator for deployment, maintenance, and uptime. Crucially, the provider earns ongoing service fees regardless of mining performance, which creates a misalignment of incentives. Investors, on the other hand, bear the operational and market risk — often without access to transparent performance data or decision-making influence.
Cloud mining goes a step further — and further away from ownership. Here, users purchase contracts for abstracted "hash power" via online platforms, sometimes without ever knowing where the mining is taking place or what infrastructure is involved. These contracts are often short-term, speculative, and non-transparent, offering no equity, no voting rights, and little to no accountability. The cloud mining space has also been plagued by unreliable operators, overpromising returns, and even outright scams, leaving many investors with disappointing or non-existent payouts.
Green Mining DAO breaks this pattern. Instead of renting access or buying into questionable promises, investors become true co-owners of tangible mining infrastructure — including machines, containers, property, and energy infrastructure. Their ownership is secured through tokenized equity in mining facilities such as Green Mine #003, and comes with full shareholder rights.
Most importantly, Green Mining DAO’s model ensures aligned incentives: operations are performed at cost so both the team and investors only earn dividends when the mining operation is actually profitable. This creates a shared interest in cost-efficiency, sustainability, and long-term value creation. Co-Mining transforms mining from a short-term service contract into a transparent, democratic, and investable infrastructure model — built to last across market cycles.
Making Bitcoin Mining accessible to everyone
Our Co-Mining model opens the door to a new form of participation: anyone³ can become a co-owner of cutting-edge mining infrastructure — without technical knowledge, without buying hardware, and without taking on operational risk⁴. For the first time, industrial-scale Bitcoin mining is accessible to a broader community.
Co-Mining proves that decentralized Bitcoin mining isn’t just a vision: It’s a working model, already delivering Bitcoin to shareholders. Green Mine #003 is live, paying dividends, and setting the standard for what profitable and sustainable mining should look like. This is your chance to be a part of it.
Conclusion
Cloud mining was long considered the hot new thing in the Bitcoin world. But the euphoria has faded.
Too many investors were disappointed, too many providers failed to keep their promises.
Hosted mining offers more control, but comes with its own risks and high ongoing costs.
Anyone who wants to invest in Bitcoin mining today without becoming a miner themselves is much better off with a co-owned mining model like the one offered by Green Mining DAO.
You benefit from professional infrastructure, Swiss corporate standards, real ownership rights, and bitcoin payouts.
FAQs
Can I mine bitcoin myself?
Yes, in principle, anyone can mine bitcoin. This requires specialized ASIC miners, a power connection, and ideally cheap electricity. However, getting started as an individual is expensive and technically demanding. For most investors, it makes more sense to participate in a co-owned mining project like Green Mining DAO. You become a direct co-owner of a Swiss company, receive tokenized shares on the Bitcoin blockchain, and receive dividends paid out in bitcoin — without having to worry about hardware, location, or maintenance yourself.
Is it profitable to mine Bitcoin at home?
There are various ways to mine bitcoin at home. The problem: electricity costs in most European countries are so high that mining is barely worthwhile for private individuals. The hardware consumes a lot of energy, generates heat and noise, and yields a positive return on investment rarely. A far more sensible alternative is to participate in a professional mining operation like Green Mining DAO, which uses affordable, renewable energy and brings an experienced team that takes over the entire operation.
Is co-owned Bitcoin mining complicated?
No. That is exactly what companies like Green Mining DAO are there for. The team handles the entire technical and operational effort. Investors participate in the company, receive their shares, and benefit from mining revenues. You need neither technical prior knowledge nor any familiarity with hardware or network configuration. Getting started is straightforward and clearly structured.
Can you mine in Europe?
Yes, Bitcoin mining is technically possible in Europe as well. However, electricity prices in Europe are among the highest, making mining as an individual activity barely profitable. Add to this regulatory requirements and the necessary technical infrastructure. Instead of setting up a mining facility yourself, it makes more sense in most cases to participate in a dedicated co-owned mining service like Green Mining DAO. This way, you benefit from affordable energy sources and professional operations, without having to bear Europe’s high electricity costs.
¹The tokenized shares are issued by GM3 Technologies AG as the issuer and can only be subscribed through Bitalo AG, a regulated investment firm licensed under § 15 WpIG.
²Subject to economic success and corresponding shareholder resolution. Past performance is not a guarantee of future returns.
³Only non-US persons and individuals who are not citizens or residents of China, Russia, or any sanctioned jurisdictions are eligible to invest.
⁴This publication constitutes advertising. The decision to invest should be made solely on the basis of the approved Securities Information Sheet (WIB), which is provided on the platform of our distribution partner Bitalo AG. Investments in Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining involve significant risks, including the risk of total loss.
