Much like multinational corporations (MNC) with
large overseas operations, miners of cryptocurrency networks as a whole do not measure the income they receive in terms of bitcoins (or other discrete cryptocurrencies), but instead they measure their income in terms of «fiat» from foreign financial markets, specifically converting bitcoins into the local fiat currency where their mining operation physically resides.
A French soldier stands inside a military helicopter during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to the troops of
Operation Barkhane, France's largest overseas military operation, in Gao, northern Mali, Friday, May
Operation Barkhane, France's
largest overseas military
operation, in Gao, northern Mali, Friday, May
operation, in Gao, northern Mali, Friday, May 19, 2017.