There is no compelling argument to be made for cloud mining and not one single company has managed to stay alive for 5 years and succeed in paying its customers faithfully. Not a single one.
NEWBIES, see my ancient post for reference:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=739510.0While I wish people entering the cyrpto business market success, cloud based mining should be dead. If anything, a business that issues mining dividends would make sense - but it needs to be a legitimate business that is licensed with the government and files taxes. I know this flies in the face of some of the various coins goals of anonymity - but it is that anonymity that has allowed cloud mining scammers to flourish.
Individuals should either mine or their own and decentralize the network or support companies that at least push that goal. Otherwise you're just lending some bum some money and hoping you get your money back.