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2. Cryptojacking - Wikipedia

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   Cryptojacking. Cryptojacking is the act of exploiting a computer to mine cryptocurrencies, often through websites, [1][2][3] against the user's will or while the user is unaware. [4] One notable piece of software used for cryptojacking was Coinhive, which was used in over two-thirds of cryptojacks before its March 2019 shutdown. [5]

3. MetaMask - Wikipedia

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   Contents. MetaMask. MetaMask is a software cryptocurrency wallet used to interact with the Ethereum blockchain. It allows users to access their Ethereum wallet through a browser extension or mobile app, which can then be used to interact with decentralized applications. [ 1 ][ 2 ] MetaMask is developed by Consensys, a blockchain software ...

4. Cryptocurrency - Wikipedia

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   An increase in cryptocurrency mining increased the demand for graphics cards (GPU) in 2017. [81] The computing power of GPUs makes them well-suited to generating hashes. Popular favorites of cryptocurrency miners, such as Nvidia's GTX 1060 and GTX 1070 graphics cards, as well as AMD's RX 570 and RX 580 GPUs, doubled or tripled in price – or ...

5. How to start investing in cryptocurrency: A guide for beginners

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   How do you mine cryptocurrency? Some cryptocurrencies reward those who verify the transactions on the blockchain database in a process called mining. For example, miners involved with Bitcoin ...

6. GPU mining - Wikipedia

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   GPU mining is the use of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) to "mine" proof-of-work cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin. [1] Miners receive rewards for performing computationally intensive work, such as calculating hashes, that amend and verify transactions on an open and decentralized ledger. GPUs can be especially performant at calculating such ...

7. Opera (web browser) - Wikipedia

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   This version updated the browser to utilize the built-in ad blocker to provide cryptocurrency mining protection that stops sites from running scripts that attempt to use the CPU to mine cryptocurrency. Additionally the browser added Chromecast support, VR support enhancements, saving pages as PDFs, and improved VPN performance with region-based ...

8. Bitcoin - Wikipedia

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   Bitcoin wallets were the first cryptocurrency wallets, enabling users to store the information necessary to transact bitcoins. [85][8]: ch. 1, glossary The first wallet program, simply named Bitcoin, and sometimes referred to as the Satoshi client, was released in 2009 by Nakamoto as open-source software. [7]

9. Decentralized application - Wikipedia

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   Decentralized application. A decentralised application (DApp,[1] dApp, [2] Dapp, or dapp) is an application that can operate autonomously, typically through the use of smart contracts, that run on a decentralized computing, blockchain or other distributed ledger system. [3] Like traditional applications, DApps provide some function or utility ...