Came across this website which explained it. https://www.bitcoinmining.com/
So far out of everything I have read this seems to make the most sense...
Trying to get my head around crypto currencies is proving more difficult than I thought... it's all so virtual, there is nothing tangible I think that is the problem.
But the penny is slowly dropping... pardon the pun ;)
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