Mining Giant Bitmain Launches Crypto Index for Investors Beijing-based cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain has launched a new cryptocurrency index as a benchmark for investors. The firm announced Friday that the new Bitmain Crypto Index tracks the performance of some of the “largest and most liquid” cryptocurrencies, and is denominated in U.S. dollars. The index publishes two types…
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Asus Allows Gamers to Mine Crypto With Their Idle Graphics Cards Taiwan-based tech giant Asus is now letting gamers use the number crunching power of their graphics cards to earn a share of profits from cryptocurrency mining. The company announced Thursday that it has partnered with mining app provider Quantumcloud to allow gamers to earn “passive income”…
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New Crypto Mining Malware Seen to ‘Evolve,’ Say Researchers Researchers at Israel-based cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies say that a relatively new form of crypto mining malware, dubbed KingMiner, is “evolving.” In a research note on Thursday, the firm’s Ido Solomon and Adi Ikan said that KingMiner, a monero mining malware that first appeared about six…
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