Antpool (cloud mining)
AntPool's prepaid fixed-term cloud-hashrate product (S19 XP BTC packages): pay the hashrate fee up front, electricity is deducted daily from output; the only live SKU was sold out.
by the bestcloudmining editorial desk · review version 1 · prose updated 2026-09-24 · facts as of 2026-09-24 · how we verify
IQ Mining (IQMining) is flagged scam in our research - do not sign up. This page stays up as an archive and a warning.
Offered (coins: BTC, ETH). Contracts priced per unit hashrate, e.g. 2023 snapshot: SHA-256 from $0.106/10 GH/s; SHA-256 Pro from $0.128/10 GH/s; USDT from $0.098/1 GH/s. Maintenance fee 0.0004$/10 GH/s/24h (BTC contracts). You do not own the underlying hardware unless the provider explicitly says otherwise - with a contract you hold a claim on hashrate or compute for a term, not an asset you can resell.
Minimum purchase: not documented. Contract term: not documented. Maintenance/fee: Explicit daily maintenance fee deducted in addition to contract price.. Payouts: Daily payouts in contract currency (BTC/BCH/USDT).. Contracts priced per unit hashrate, e.g. 2023 snapshot: SHA-256 from $0.106/10 GH/s; SHA-256 Pro from $0.128/10 GH/s; USDT from $0.098/1 GH/s. Maintenance fee 0.0004$/10 GH/s/24h (BTC contracts). Where a term is not documented, assume it can change and get it in writing before paying.
Proof of hashrate/compute is not documented. A vendor claim is not proof: check for a payout address, a pool worker you can watch, or a hardware attestation before trusting a large contract.
Widely listed as a scam on anti-fraud/community sources for years; the combination of daily returns, 'double up', Forex margin trading and 'up to 180%/year' auto-reinvest is a classic HYIP profile. Website returns HTTP 403 to datacenter IPs in 2026 and no longer resolves as an operating store; only archived 2023 content remains. Treat as a scam/HYIP. Noted concerns: Widely listed as a scam on anti-fraud/community sources for years; the combination of daily returns, 'double up', Forex margin trading and 'up to 180%/year' auto-reinvest is a classic HYIP profile. Website returns HTTP 403 to datacenter IPs in 2026 and no longer resolves as an operating store; only archived 2023 content remains. Treat as a scam/HYIP.. Facts not fully verified (reported) as of 2026-09-24 - start with the smallest possible purchase and test a payout before scaling up.
Documented pricing: $0.10. Payment methods not documented. KYC: unknown. Compare prices only in the same unit - a per-TH/s-day figure and a per-GPU-hour figure are not the same product.
IQ Mining (IQMining) is not operating and is flagged scam - do not sign up. Working alternatives are in our comparison table.
| Documented price | $0.098 |
|---|---|
| Payouts | Daily payouts in contract currency (BTC/BCH/USDT). |
| Notes | Contracts priced per unit hashrate, e.g. 2023 snapshot: SHA-256 from $0.106/10 GH/s; SHA-256 Pro from $0.128/10 GH/s; USDT from $0.098/1 GH/s. Maintenance fee 0.0004$/10 GH/s/24h (BTC contracts). |
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Short answer: Based on our checks as of 2026-09-24: IQ Mining (IQMining) scores 3.9/10 in our weighted review. We logged 1 red flag (listed above). Facts are reported, not fully verified - test with a small purchase and a withdrawal first. User reports and operator background are documented with dated sources in the meta-review below.
| Status | scam |
|---|---|
| Operator | IQ Mining; entity/jurisdiction not clearly disclosed. |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Proof | not documented |
| KYC | not documented |
A real, operating provider can still lose you money: with a contract you own no hardware, revenue follows coin price and difficulty, and most published contracts are priced so the seller comes out ahead. "Legit" means the operator exists and pays what its terms promise - not that the deal is profitable. Sources are listed under sources.
Same category, scored on the same criteria - so the comparison stays honest. Compare only in the same unit, and read the minimum, KYC and proof columns before switching.
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Access to BTC, ETH hashrate/compute. You do not own the hardware unless stated - the contract is the asset.
Documented pricing: $0.10. Fees: Explicit daily maintenance fee deducted in addition to contract price. - factor maintenance into any comparison.
No minimum is documented - confirm with the provider.
Payouts: Daily payouts in contract currency (BTC/BCH/USDT)..
Proof of hashrate/compute is not documented.
In a contract you own no hardware, so if the operator disappears the contract is likely worthless - the pattern behind several documented collapses in our Scam Watch.
If you cannot verify a payout and a clear term, buying the coin or owning a miner leaves you in control - run the numbers with our mining calculator first.
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