Mining For CryptoNight For Monero With AMD’s Beastly Ryzen Threadripper CPU The effect cryptocurrency mining has had on the PC gaming industry, specifically the now sky-high cost of graphics cards, is profound. However, someday mining algorithms may change enough such that GPUs…

  Rather than a rehash (pun intended) of the advantages and disadvantages of Proof of Work versus Proof of stake, we’re here to break down how CPUs, GPUs, and ASICs all play a key role in the mining process. Understanding the hardware…

A fast-moving botnet that appeared over the weekend has already infected thousands of Android devices with potentially destructive malware that mines digital coins on behalf of the unknown attackers, researchers said. The previously unseen malware driving the botnet has worm-like capabilities that…