Based on its dual-line business model, CryptoStar's sources of profit are also more diversified: Self-mining income: The cryptocurrency rewards obtained through self-mining are its direct source of income. The value of this income is directly linked to the market price of the cryptocurrency. Custody service fee: A stable custody fee, usually priced in fiat currency (for example, charged per kilowatt-hour), will be charged to customers for providing mining machine custody services. This portion of income is relatively stable and is not affected by the drastic fluctuations in cryptocurrency prices, providing reliable cash flow. Hardware sales profit: If the company is engaged in the sale of mining machines, then the profit obtained from selling mining machines is also one of its sources of income.

This hybrid model has significant strategic advantages in the cryptocurrency mining industry: Risk hedging: The income from pure mining operations relies entirely on the volatile cryptocurrency prices, which is extremely risky. In contrast, stable custody service income can serve as a "safety cushion" to cover the fixed costs of data centers (such as electricity bills and employee salaries) during bear markets, ensuring that the company can continue to operate. Maximizing Infrastructure Utilization: This model ensures that the racks and power of its data centers are fully utilized. When self-mining profits are high, self-operated mining machines can be increased; when the market is sluggish, more space can be rented out to customers to earn hosting fees. Industry Deep Integration: By simultaneously providing hardware, hosting, and self-mining, CryptoStar plays a deeper and more comprehensive role in the industry chain, allowing it to better grasp the pulse of the industry and establish closer partnerships with large miners.

Affected cryptocurrencies: The company's website clearly mentioned ASIC and GPU mining machines. ASIC miners are usually dedicated to specific algorithms, the most important of which is the SHA-256 algorithm used for Bitcoin (BTC). GPU mining rigs (graphics cards) can be used to mine various different cryptocurrencies, such as some historical Ethereum fork coins, Litecoin, Dogecoin, and others. Therefore, CryptoStar's business will simultaneously affect Bitcoin and various other competing coins (Altcoins). How to influence: Impact on Network Hash Rate Distribution: As an important infrastructure provider in North America, the operational status of its data centers will affect the total hash rate distribution of Bitcoin and certain competing coins. Impact on market supply: The cryptocurrency produced by its self-mining business will become new supply in the market. Limited impact on prices: Although CryptoStar has a certain scale, its business volume and output still account for a small proportion of the global cryptocurrency market. Therefore, its operational activities will not have a significant impact on the prices of mainstream cryptocurrencies. Its main role is to serve as part of the cryptocurrency infrastructure in North America, providing computational power support for the network.