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Bitcoin millionaire Erik Finman on new cryptocurrency …

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Erik Finman dropped out of school at age 15 to pursue a career as an entrepreneur. Now, he's a bitcoin multimillionaire. Finman

19-year-old Erik Finman made headlines last year when the value of his bitcoin holdings hit the $1 million mark meaning he won a bet with his parents and didn't have to go to college.

Now, thanks to the recent surge in the cryptocurrency markets, Finman's personal bitcoin hoard is worth about $4 million, even after the slump of the last few weeks. And he's diversified into other cryptocurrencies, as well as more traditional investment vehicles he's even started a 401(k) retirement account.

And yet, Finman is disappointed with the state of cryptocurrency, he tells Business Insider. The cryptocurrency boom has brought with it an upswing in scams and dirty dealings. And the bitcoin community, in particular, is too caught up in its own self-interests to modernize the underlying technology so that it can deal with the increasing crush of users, he says.

He refers to the larger cryptocurrency market as "corrupt," and says that it's led to most cryptocurrencies serving more as an asset, like gold, rather than a politics-free replacement for money, which was the original idea. He suggests that the first wave of digital tokens might be about to buckle under its own weight paving the way for something new.

"You're seeing the first generation [of cryptocurrency] live and probably die," says Finman.

Finman's next project is bringing on that next generation. He tells us that he's been flying around the world, recruiting a "consortium" of fellow bitcoin millionaires around the world (he says that they call themselves '"bitcoin whales"), from Dubai to San Francisco. And within the next few months, Finman says, they're going to debut their master plan for a new cryptocurrency.

The technical details will be revealed down the line, says Finman. The big idea, though, is that Finman says this new cryptocurrency will be everything bitcoin currently is not:

These solutions are easier said than done, according to cryptocurrency experts. These problems are well-recognized in the cryptocurrency world, but many view them as inherent limitations of blockchain, the technology underpinning bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

The problems are solvable, but require middlemen like banks to centralize pieces of the underlying infrastructure, streamlining the process. That, in turn, undercuts what Finman sees as the "beauty of cryptocurrency": It's decentralized, not under the control of banks or governments, theoretically freeing it from political interference.

There have been efforts to thread that needle. Notably, bitcoin cash, a cryptocurrency that split from the main bitcoin community late last year, has hyped itself as offering low-cost, high-speed transactions. But Finman is skeptical of their approach, fearing that the currency is too beholden to the past (and past grudges) to make a real difference.

"I just don't know they're the people to do it," says Finman.

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And yet, Finman says, "cryptocurrency is here to stay." Which is why Finman's consortium of whales wants to step back and rethink the whole thing.

They were early adopters to bitcoin Finman met many of them on message boards after buying his first bitcoin at age 12, when it was $12 a coin and they were very much alone in their faith in cryptocurrency. Finman says that those other investors prefer to maintain their privacy; his high profile in the press made him the natural face of the project, he says.

That long experience gives the consortium both an acute sense of the shortcomings of bitcoin, as well as lots of ideas for how it can improve, Finman says. Similarly, Finman says that he has a certain degree of credibility as an early believer in cryptocurrency.

Finman is maintaining his considerable investments in existing cryptocurrency, out of his belief in the concept, if not the execution. But he predicts that amid all the drama, there will be a better cryptocurrency out there, built either by his consortium or someone else. And he says that the benefits of that new cryptocurrency will be so obvious, it won't even require consideration.

"As soon as there's something better, I'll move over," says Finman.

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The ballad of Pammy and Julian Assange – her poor …

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What a priceless image adorns the current edition of the Hollywood Reporter, featuring former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson vamping it up to the max. Meeting the cameras gaze slightly uncertainly, his arms wrapped awkwardly around her waist, is WikiLeaks emperor Julian Assange. It is a comic masterpiece, which can only be captioned: When ur girlfriends boyfriend plays centre back for Marseille.

The pair, you may recall, are closefriends, and this week Pamela grants the magazine an interview in her home town of Marseille (she lives with French footballer Adil Rami.) The chat is accompanied byashot taken by David LaChapelle in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, in which Julian has voluntarily secluded himself for thepast six years.

First impressions? Well, I suppose its one way to torpedo your no sunlight defence. Hats off to LaChapelle for making it look as though the embassy contains a synthetic sun slightly more powerful than the real one. It was only earlier this year, you might recall, that three doctors penned an article for this newspaper bemoaning Assanges lack of access to proper medical care. Although it is possible for clinicians to visit him in the embassy, this ran, most doctors are reluctant to do so. Perhaps its because hes on the run from the law? Still, the idea he cant find a bent doctor in Knightsbridge is arguably the biggest joke of all. Theres barely anything else, apart from petrochemical mistresses and half the Candy brothers.

Anyway, looking at our two principals, there is a real TV guide feel to this image. Julian and Pamela resemble lead actors in a $10m-an-episode TV show about a Promethean tech boss. Actually, Im not even sure we need to bother developing a new format here. Lets just call it Westworld: Series 7. I love how this show continues to raise unsettling questions.

On the nature of her relationship with Assange, Pamela declines to be fully drawn. Ditto the rumours that she is dating occasional WikiLeaks source Vladimir Putin. What she will say of Assange is that he talks to her about everything. Its not just about politics, she says, even though I do take a lot of notes and its so overwhelming, the information he gives me. Pammy goes on to say that one of the things he talks to her about is the Bible.

I bet he does. Picture the full John Lithgow in Footloose, only if the character never had a learning curve. Ariel needs to stop dancing with this no-good out-of-towner, and Pamela needs to bin Adil. Its all there in thebig book, if only you have the source codes. (Incredible, really, that Julians yet to start his own religion except I suppose hehas in a way, with the Assange bros, who I always look forward to hearing from. Some of the remote threats of violence those guys dish out make you weep for the missed recruiting opportunities. They would be incredible US drone pilots.)

Anyway, back to the Pamela interview. Without wishing to lose you with technical publishing industry argot, it is a study in the absolute wank people will write in magazines. Somehow, punts the writer, while nobody was looking, Pamela Anderson found herself at the centre of the geopolitical universe. I dont think you should even dignify that one with an eyeroll emoji. Even less successful are the attempts to conjure up what we might call la magique of la France. In the morning, we learn of Pamelas tres ordinaire routine, she might make a trip to le petit marche with her vegan grocery list in hand, then perhaps take a boat ride from Cassis to Calanques. Perhaps.

Both interviewer and Pamela are at pains to stress how far she has come. Back in the day, Pamela reveals, she was once paid $500 to attend a party for Donald Trump. And now, well she was invited to hand Putin flowers at his most recent inauguration or I speak at Vladivostok at the economic conference about green energy and a green economy. Plus a change, you might say unless you were the interviewer, who misses the sole justifiable opportunity to wheel out a French cliche.

Given that she is in an uncategorised form of liaison with Assange, a man who has twice been accused of sexual offences, Pamelas thoughts on the #MeToo movement are naturally sought. In summary, it seems to have been the womens fault for not having a Spidey sense about what was about to happen to them in the various rooms. Dont go in that room or if you go in the room, get that role.

The chief point of the chat with the Hollywood Reporter, however, seems to be to raise awareness of Assanges current plight. In March, the Ecuadorians cut Assanges internet, in a thinly disguised bid to get him to do one. He and Pamela havent spoken since.

Over to the interview: Hes cut off from everybody, Pamela says, afrantic note creeping into her voice. The air and light quality [at the embassy] is terrible because he cant keep his windows open and he cant get any sunlight. Even prisoners can go outside, but he cant. Im always bringing him vegan food, but he eats very simply. I talked to him on the phone the day [his internet] was shut off. He sent me an urgent call. And now, nothing. (Remember, kids: he can walk out at any time.)

Incidentally, I often wonder if Pamela and Julian is a case of life imitating high art. As fellow doctoral completists will know, there is an episode of Baywatch set at Seaworld that deals with many similar issues. Pamelas character the legendary CJ Parker finds a sea lion who has been injured by hunters. She forms an intense bond with the creature, nurses and cares for him in seclusion at Seaworld until the moment he must be released from captivity. CJ is very sad about this but she says she knows that the sea lion would be happy, because the bad fishermen who hunted him were now in jail. As he departs, he honks back at her, as if to say, yes, that was precisely the logical place Id got to on the matter, as opposed to: I was only interested in you for the fish.

If only justice could be similarly served on the bad men who made Julian skip bail to avoid answering sexual assault claims (since dropped by the Swedish prosecutor because his evasions meant the investigation could go no further). Hes been wrongly accused of so many things, is Pamelas take. But this is a way of keeping him down and keeping him ineffective. Hes just ruffling the feathers of people that are powerful. I always try to humanise him because people think hes a robot or hes a computer screen or hes not this human being.

But the crowning glory of this characterisation the tinsel on the incel, if you will is the idea that Assange is being denied some kind of movie stardom, because well, because Hillary. Hes so misunderstood, she continues, especially in Hollywood, and really hated, because of the Clinton monopoly on the media.

In one sense, you have to salute Pamela and Julians ability to keep things as sweet as they have. These kinds of relationships are difficult. I read only this week that Charles Bronsons marriage to a former soap actress 30-odd years his junior was on the rocks.

I wonder what went wrong? Is the problem that Bronson is Britains most violent inmate, currently serving a serially extended stretch at HMP Frankland, who recently endangered his parole chances by stripping off, smearing himself in butter, and challenging guards to a fight? Or is it something less specific, like she loves him but shes not IN love with him, or some people grow together but she feels as if theyre growing apart?

Who knows. Lets hope Julian and Pamelas bond is not similarly sundered. Occasionally, our misunderstood sea lion appears on the embassy balcony to honk mournfully about this or that he misgendered Chelsea Manning last year, for instance, on her day of release from actual prison for giving WikiLeaks information. But with Pamelas help, perhaps real freedom is a possibility, and our slippery mammal can one day flap out into the welcoming waters of Knightsbridge for good.

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The Top 100 Most Damaging WikiLeaks

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1. What is WikiLeaks?

WikiLeaks is a non-profit organization created to protect whistleblowers andjournalistswho have sensitive materials to communicate to the public. They believe that transparent governments leads to better governments and less corruption. Led by Australian, Julian Assange, WikiLeaks was started 10 years ago with the goal of "opening governments" to help prevent criminal corruption. No information is leaked that could harm innocent civilians or those not involved in corruption.

2. Can we believeWikiLeaks?

In short, yes. In its 10 year history, not one singleleak has ever proven tobe false, something WikiLeaks prides itself on. If the leaks were false,everyone implicated in them would have immediately and aggressively denied their claims rather than simplychange the subject in speculating if Russia did it. For more hard proof within the emails, readthis source.

3. Is WikiLeaks related to Wikipedia?

No. Wikipedia can be edited by anyone, WikiLeaks cannot. The only thing they share in common are their first 4 letters. According to their website, "WikiLeaks combines the protection and anonymity of cutting-edge cryptographic technologies with the comfortable presentation style of Wikipedia, although the two are not otherwise related."

4. Why are they only going after Hillary Clinton?

10 years ago, WikiLeaks became famous for exposing elements of the Bush administration and the Iraq wars, and quickly became heroes to the left. This year, Hillary Clintonis being exposed because of the unprecedentedlevels of corruption throughout her history. Julian Assange, who is not necessarily pro-Trump,has stated thatif any controversial Trump material is found, it will be published. However, everything controversial they have has already been said by Trump himself, according to Assange.

5. Why is the media barely covering them?

Because almost 100% of mainstream media sources, as well as several prominent publishing news sources are implicated in the leaks in colluding with the Clinton campaign. These "news" sources (as you will find in the leaks below) have conspired to get Hillary elected, by only reporting anti-Trump smear pieces, manufacturing or exaggerating scandals, and hiding anything damaging to Hillary. Most are even donating big money to the Clinton campaign in order to keep the globalist status-quo. These revelations are the stories journalists dream of, butCNN, ABC, NBC, MSNBC, NewYork Times, Washington Post, Politico, Huffington Post, AP, and several more are all implicated in the leaks. This is why the media has been so one sided this election season, and why only 6% of people trust the mainstream media. Trump hasn't helped with some past comments, but as CNN said here, the media is doing everything they can to help Hillary and give her a free ride.

6. Is Russia behind the leaks?

Despite Hillary stating at the third debatethat 17 intelligence agencies have said Russia is behind it, there is no proof that Russia is responsible for these leaks against her and the DNC. In fact, even Politico (who has been implicated in these leaks several times with Glenn Thrush) gave her claim a negative fact-check. There is no definitive proof, even from Hillary, only theories that it "could" be Russia. The reason for this constant claim by the media (as if it is 100% truth) is to pivot away from what is actually in the damning leaks and get your attention onto "evil" Russia. This immature approach by Hillary and the media, in conjunction with other recent foreign policy blunders, has led to extremely increased levels of tension with Russia, not seen since the Cold War.Julian Assange has strongly indicated that insiders in the DNC and US government are responsible for the leaks, including hinting at one DNC insider who was killed shortly after the DNC leaks. Regardless of who the hacker is, it does not take away from the validity of what is actually in the leaks.

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Chelsea Manning: We Got This – commondreams.org

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Almost one year has passed since Chelsea Manning was released from the U.S Army prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Manning, the most famous Army whistleblower, served seven years of a 35-year sentence for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified records about the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The day after receiving that sentence in 2014, she released a statement that read in part: As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. I am Chelsea Manning. I am a female. President Barack Obama commuted her sentence before he left office, and she has not wasted any time, announcing a run for the U.S. Senate seat in Maryland.

Appearing on the Democracy Now! news hour, she talked about her newfound freedom: Its overwhelming. I wake up some days, and Im not sure that this is actually happening. Im seeing more and more of the world and how its become the world I feared a decade ago.

These were real people in real places, not just dots on a map, she said. These are peoples lives and emotions. Were in their home I couldnt separate my work from my emotions anymore.

A decade ago she was known as Pvt. Bradley Manning, working as an Army intelligence analyst in Iraq, where she had a front-row seat to the war: These were real people in real places, not just dots on a map, she said. These are peoples lives and emotions. Were in their home I couldnt separate my work from my emotions anymore.

Manning continued: I went to my housing unit at night, and I couldnt sleep. I would look at the news it was almost like a glossing over of what had happened in Iraq, what I was seeing on the ground I was very worried about that disconnect.

Chelsea Manning amassed a trove of hundreds of thousands of classified, digital records of the U.S. wars: field reports from soldiers detailing everything from thousands of civilian deaths to torture and summary executions, along with thousands of diplomatic cables. After encountering technical hurdles in getting the material to both The Washington Post and The New York Times, she turned to what was at the time a little-known website designed to securely and anonymously receive leaked documents: WikiLeaks.

On April 5, 2010, WikiLeaks released the first of Chelsea Mannings leaks: a grainy video called Collateral Murder. The video was shot from the onboard camera of an Apache helicopter gunship, and captured the helicopters attack on a group of civilians on the ground in Baghdad, as the soldiers laughed and cursed. All 12 men were killed, including videographer Namir Noor-Eldeen and Saeed Chmagh, two employees of the Reuters news agency. Manning said of the Collateral Murder video, on Democracy Now!: This is not unusual. This is not a freak incident. This is what war is.

More leaks followed, with many of the worlds most prominent newspapers and magazines partnering with WikiLeaks to produce scores of in-depth, impactful stories based on the leaks.

Manning had confided details of the leak to someone via an online chat, and that person reported her to U.S. authorities. She was arrested, beginning an ordeal of imprisonment and military prosecution that the U.N. special rapporteur on torture, Juan Mendez, said constituted cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment that could constitute torture.

Manning was held in a cage in Kuwait, then moved to a Navy brig in Quantico, Virginia, where she continued to be held in solitary confinement. She described solitary as a practice that needs to be ended everywhere. Nothing justifies doing this to any human being.

Cardin has been in Maryland politics for 40 years, she says. Hes been behind a desk that whole time. What experience can he bring to the table? I have life experience. Ive been homeless. Ive been to prison. Ive been to war.

In prison, she fought for trans rights, suing officials for access to hormone treatments. In 2016, she wrote a letter to President Obama from the all-male prison at Fort Leavenworth where she was being held, appealing for a commutation of her sentence. I am merely asking for a first chance to live my life, she wrote, as the person I was born to be.

Chelsea Manning is now embarking on that life. Part of that is running in the June primary against Sen. Ben Cardin to be the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate. Cardin has been in Maryland politics for 40 years, she says. Hes been behind a desk that whole time. What experience can he bring to the table? I have life experience. Ive been homeless. Ive been to prison. Ive been to war.

Reform is not in her vocabulary. Manning is calling for the abolition of prisons, the elimination of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, for universal health care and more. We need to start pushing back. And the way we do that is by focusing on the systemic problems, she said.

Chelsea Manning ended her first campaign video last January with the hashtag that has come to signify her optimism and determination: #WeGotThis.

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Reviews for Cryptography from Coursera | Class Central

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Understand and Apply Fundamental Concepts of CryptographyModule Topics: Encryption Concepts, Methods of Cryptography, Specific Hashing, In Encryption Concepts you will learn about key concepts and definitions and high work factor. In Methods of Cryptography you will learn about stream-based ciphers, stream-based cipher rules, block ciphers, Initialization Vectors (IV) Why are they needed? basic block cipher modes, evaluation of algorithms, common encryption techniques, encryption algorithm characteristics, and hashing. In Specific Hashing you will learn about message digest (MD) 2, 4, and 5, secure hash algorithm (SHA) 0, 1, and 2, hAVAL, RIPEMD-160, attacks on hashing algorithms and message authentication codes, and the birthday paradox.

Understand Requirements for CryptographyModule Topics: Salting, Symmetric/Asymmetric Cryptography, Non-Repudiation, Methods of Cryptanalytic Attack, Data Sensitivity and Regulatory Requirements, End-User Training. In data Sensitivity and Regulatory Requirements. In Symmetric/Asymmetric Cryptography you will learn about encryption and decryption, symmetric cryptography, out-of-band key distribution, advantages and disadvantages of DES, double DES, meet-in-the-middle, triple DES (3DES), advanced encryption standard (AES), Counter Mode with Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code Protocol (CCMP), and how CCMP works, Rijndael. In Additional algorithms you will learn about International Data Encryption Algorithm (IDEA), CAST, Secure and Fast Encryption Routine (SAFER), Blowfish, Twofish, RC5, RC4, advantages and disadvantages of symmetric algorithms, asymmetric cryptography, asymmetric algorithms, confidential messages, open message, confidential messages with proof of origin, RSA, attacking RSA, DiffieHellmann Algorithm, El Gamal, Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC), advantages and disadvantages of asymmetric key algorithms, hybrid cryptography, message digests, message authentication code (MAC), HMAC, digital signatures, and Non-Repudiation. In methods of Cryptanalytic Attack you will learn about chosen plain-text, Social engineering for key discovery, brute force, differential cryptanalysis, linear cryptanalysis, Algebraic, rainbow table, ciphertext-only attack, known plaintext, frequency analysis, chosen cipher-text, birthday attack, dictionary attack, replay attack, reverse engineering, and temporary files. In Data Sensitivity and Regulatory Requirements you will learn about data classification examples, protected data examples, non-sensitive data examples, legislative and regulatory compliance, United States example, privacy requirements compliance, and European Data Protection Directive. In End-User Training you will learn about security awareness training topics.

Operate and Implement Cryptographic SystemModule Topics: Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Fundamental Key Management concepts, Creation and Distribution of Keys, Web of Trust, Secure Protocols. In PKI you will learn about functions of CA, establishing trust, and X.509v3 certification issued by VeriSign. In Fundamental Key Management Concepts you will learn about standards for financial institutions, segregation of duties, and examples. In Creation and Distribution of Keys you will learn about truly random, random, generating a two-key encryption key set, key length, Asymmetric key length, key wrapping and key encryption keys, key distribution, key distribution centers, key storage and destruction, factors affecting risk exposure, cost of certificate replacement/revocation, key recovery, key escrow. In Secure Protocols you will learn about Authentication Header (AH), Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP), security associations, transport mode and tunnel mode, Internet Key Exchange (IKE), Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME), S/MIME provides two security services, digital signatures, process for verifying a digital signature of an E-Mail message, message encryption, process for encryption of an E-Mail message, process for decrypting an E-Mail message, process of digitally signing and encrypting an E-mail message, process of decrypting an E-Mail message and verifying a digital signature, and triple-wrapped messages.

Cryptography Case StudyThis assignment is based on a case study that will require the student to put into practice the knowledge they have gained through the course. It requires the basic understanding of the topics and the ability to relate those topics to the real world. The objective of review is to determine whether the student has understood the concepts and has performed the necessary analysis to ensure a complete and thorough answer.

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Nasdaq open to cryptocurrency exchange in future, says CEO

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(Reuters) - Nasdaq Inc (NDAQ.O) is open to launching a cryptocurrency exchange in the future as the regulatory environment evolves, the head of the exchange operator said on Wednesday.

The view that cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin BTC=BTSP will be a future way to support commerce is becoming more mainstream, Nasdaq's Chief Executive Officer, Adena Friedman, said in an interview following the announcement of better-than-expected quarterly earnings.

But the virtual currencies are still very lightly regulated. That is part of the appeal to many early adopters but would have to change in order for Nasdaq to operate a cryptocurrency exchange, Friedman said.

Over time, if it ultimately does morph into a regulated environment, it does give us an opportunity to participate as a marketplace, but I think that is a longer road and it doesnt have a certain path right now, she said.

In the meantime, Nasdaq is exploring deals with several virtual currency exchanges to provide market infrastructure technology for trading and clearing, as well as surveillance, she said.

Nasdaq on Wednesday announced a surveillance deal with Gemini Trust Company to monitor cryptocurrency trading on its exchange for potential market manipulation and fraud.

Nasdaqs net income in the first quarter rose to $177 million, or $1.05 per share, from $168 million, or 99 cents per share, a year earlier, helped by a volatility-driven spike in trading volumes.

Stripping out special items, such as merger and acquisitions costs, the transatlantic exchange operator earned $1.24 per share, topping analysts average estimates by four cents, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

Volatility spiked in February after a prolonged calm in 2017, roiling global equities, bonds, currencies and commodities markets, and remained elevated through the end of March.

Revenue rose 14.6 percent to $666 million. Revenue from market services, the companys largest business, jumped more than 21 percent to $735 million.

Sales from Nasdaqs non-trading related businesses also grew, with revenue from its market technology unit rising 7.7 percent to $70 million, and revenue from information services up 26 percent at $174 million.

Corporate services, which includes market listings, rose 7.5 percent to $172 million, as Nasdaq saw 37 IPOs in the quarter, including those of cloud storage company Dropbox (DBX.O) and Chinese video streaming platform iQiyi (IQ.O).

Reporting by Nikhil Subba in Bengaluru and John McCrank in New York; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Rosalba O'Brien

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Last year, cryptocurrencies burst onto the scene like no other asset class ever has. Over the span of 12 months, the aggregate value of digital currencies soared almost $600 billion, which in percentage terms worked out to more than 3,300%. This was probably the best single-year return for any asset class in history, and we may never see anything like it again.

However, not everyone who's made money off the cryptocurrency craze has done so as a traditional investor. Some individuals and businesses have made veritable fortunes by "mining" cryptocurrency.

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Cryptocurrency mining describes the process by which persons and/or businesses with high-powered computers and servers compete against one another to solve highly complex mathematical equations that are the result of the encryption designed to protect transactions on a blockchain network. The first to solve a group of equations and verify that those transactions (known as a block) are true -- i.e., that the same virtual token wasn't spent twice -- receives what's known as a "block reward." This reward is paid out in tokens of the virtual currency that's being proofed.

For example, bitcoin currently has a block reward of 12.5 tokens. This means that the first person, group of individuals, or business to validate a block of transactions will receive 12.5 bitcoin tokens. With the world's most valuable cryptocurrency currently hovering just above $8,000 per coin, we're talking about a more than $100,000 haul for cryptocurrency miners who are successful in beating others to the proverbial punch.

Of course, there are other factors that need to be kept in mind. There are exorbitant costs involved with crypto mining, too. This is a highly electricity-intensive practice that uses dozens, hundreds, or thousands of hard drives, processing units, and servers, to solve complex equations. Not only does this rack up quite the electric bill, but it creates a lot of heat, which may also require a cooling system. Also, hardware becomes obsolete rather quickly, requiring miners to regularly upgrade their equipment to remain competitive.

What's more, not all virtual currencies are mineable. While well-known cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Monero, and Dash are mineable, others, such as Ripple, EOS, Cardano, Stellar, IOTA, and NEO, have a different method of transaction validation known as proof of stake. With proof of stake, owners of cryptocurrency are randomly chosen to validate transactions. There is no competition, and more importantly, virtually no added electricity costs.

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Though cryptocurrency mining has been profitable, it's clearly not feasible for everyone. Nevertheless, there are ways investors can gain exposure to crypto mining, should they choose, through the stock market. Here are four top cryptocurrency mining stocks that have either direct or partial exposure, based on sales, to the industry.

Perhaps the most prominent names of the bunch are NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), which are best known for their graphics card and PC-based microprocessors, respectively. Neither company has exactly been forthcoming with regard to how much of their sales are tied to cryptocurrency mining, but each company has clearly benefited in recent quarters from the sale of graphics processing units (GPU). NVIDIA's full-year results pointed to 41% year-over-year sales growth, with Advanced Micro's sales up 25% on an annual basis.

In fact, demand for GPUs has been so strong that the price of graphics cards, new and old, has been shooting higher. This actually creates a bit of a conundrum for NVIDIA and AMD, as Advanced Micro Devices is more commonly known. The core customers for both companies are avid gaming enthusiasts and enterprise clients. If crypto mining demand continues to pluck supply from the market, the high price for graphics cards could cause a rebellion among NVIDIA's and AMD's core customers. Then again, if these companies create a product specifically for crypto mining, they'll drive down prices by increasing supply and squash the sales and margin boost they've recently experienced.

While both companies certainly have a lot going on beyond the cryptocurrency mining industry, it's possible that their share prices could reflect the ebbs and flows of virtual currency token prices, so it's something to keep in mind.

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Another burgeoning cryptocurrency mining stock that isn't exactly keen on divulging the percentage of its sales tied to mining is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE:TSM). Last week, TSMC reported strong first-quarter operating results that included a 6% increase in sales from the prior-year period, as well as its single-best sales month in history in March ($3.5 billion). C.C. Wei, TSMC's president and co-CEO, specifically said that "these results were mainly driven by strong demand from high performance computing such as cryptocurrency mining."

In addition, Coindesk notes that Chinese mining hardware maker Bitmain, a client of TSMC, unveiled its next-generation, ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit)-based, Ethereum mining equipment called Antminer E3 in early April. The unit, which has a list price of $800, is set to ship in July. Bitmain's need for ASIC chips to satisfy demand for Antminer E3 may very well be the reason TSMC experienced a surge in sales during March and in Q1 as a whole.

However, the downdraft in bitcoin and other crypto token prices in 2018 has certainly cast a shadow on industry demand moving forward. Having previously forecast sales growth of 10% to 15% in 2018, TSMC also lowered its sales growth expectations to 10% for the current year on uncertainty in the crypto mining space. Like NVIDIA and AMD, TSMC's share price may be adversely impacted if cryptocurrency prices continue to sink.

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Now, if you want as much cryptocurrency mining exposure as possible without actually running your own mining operation, there's the over-the-counter exchange-listed HIVE Blockchain Technologies (NASDAQOTH:HVBTF). This publicly traded cryptocurrency mining firm is currently in the process of ramping up its operations in Sweden and Iceland, and envisions generating approximately $150 million in annual revenue from its operations. Sweden and Iceland offer commercial kilowatt-per-hour electricity prices that are well below the European average. Plus, these are relatively temperate nation's, which may aid in keeping mining equipment cool.

Now here's where things really get interesting. Despite being a crypto mining start-up, HIVE Blockchain already turned a profit in its most recently reported quarter. Sure, the $149,724 in profit was negligible and resulted in $0.00 in earnings per share, but that profit was derived from just over $3 million in quarterly sales. Presumably, HIVE could generate more than 10 times this each quarter when fully ramped up.

The wildcard here is what'll happen to cryptocurrency prices. You see, HIVE Blockchain isn't necessarily selling all of the Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, and ZCash tokens that it's mining. It hangs on to some of these coins in the hope that they'll appreciate in value. Thus, investing in a company like HIVE gives an investor direct access to crypto mining margins, as well as the movement in a handful of popular digital currencies.

Like the other companies above, there are also plenty of risks. Given that its business is entirely devoted to crypto mining and lacks sales diversity, investors would need to understand that if virtual currency prices fall considerably, their investment in HIVE could dive. Furthermore, in order to raise capital, it wouldn't be surprising if HIVE Blockchain diluted existing investors with bought-deal offerings. These are the risks that stock investors would have to endure if they wanted direct access to a publicly traded cryptocurrency mining stock.

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LONDON (Reuters) - One in five financial institutions is considering trading cryptocurrencies within the next 12 months, a survey published by Thomson Reuters on Tuesday found.

Among those respondents who said they were willing to trade cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, the best known of the digital coins, 70 percent said they were planning to start trading in the next three to six months, the survey showed.

The survey covered more than 400 clients across Thomson Reuters Corp TRI.O (TRI.N) platforms including large asset managers, hedge funds and trading desks at the biggest banks. Thomson Reuters, the parent company of Reuters, provides data and news to the financial services industry.

Retail interest in the buying and selling of digital coins exploded last year after prices skyrocketed, and institutional involvement has been predicted to grow, despite regulatory warnings that cryptocurrencies are highly risky and prone to scams.

Banks are examining client interest and several hedge funds have tried their hand trading virtual currencies.

Large falls in cryptocurrency prices this year, however, have encouraged critics to warn again that the market is a bubble and that investors should stay away.

The survey was the first conducted by Thomson Reuters so it was not possible to gauge how institutional appetite for crypto trading has changed.

Thomson Reuters is the parent company of Reuters News.

Reporting by Tommy Wilkes; Editing by Peter Graff

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