Suprnova is a mining pool that combines the computing power of participants for the joint mining of various cryptocurrencies. The pool simplifies mining and makes income more even.

Scrypt is a hashing algorithm underlying a number of cryptocurrencies. It was created to be more memory-intensive and was originally designed to resist specialized hardware.

A stale block is a block or unit of a miner's work that has lost relevance because the network or pool has already accepted another result. Such work brings no reward.

A mining pool is an association of miners who jointly search for a new block and split the reward in proportion to the power they contribute. This increases the chances of a stable income.

A riser is an extension adapter that connects a graphics card to the motherboard and allows several cards to be conveniently placed in a mining rig.