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I actually prefer "minting" as it is a more accurate name for the activity. Usually governments mint coins. No one mines a coin whole from the ground. The quotes show they know it is an odd usage. I mine cryptocurrency. I "mint" new-type coins.

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>The quotes show they know it is an odd usage.

Using scare quotes to mean that nobody else says something strikes me as odd, but you're probably correct.

Imagining you were doing so, what would you do to denote an intentional odd usage? (sic) is used if the originator is incorrect.

The word "mint" really takes the meaning out of the word "mine". True though, minting is part of the economics included in mining.

Usually governments mint coins, but no government (or centralized entity) currently operates a legitimate network that matches up with the same properties as bitcoin.

I might have used an asterisk, maybe? :)

Governments need to mine or turn to mining companies to get the raw material that makes their coins. This is what you are doing with cryptocurrency. You look for the bits that make a coin valid and then the network mints the coin.

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