Man i could understand half the things you wrote. My point does not change: why should you not just buy the cryptos? This way you invest and store them in a safe place in order for their price to grow. With cloud mining you are putting money IN THE HOPE TO get something back if the company has at least some bona fide. They are using your money to slowly give them back to the other people who "invested" before you: that's what a ponzi scheme is. If you are ok investing your money as a risk capital in cryptos you should buy the coins directly. Period.