Norton Crypto 用電腦剩餘資源挖礦 雲端電子貨幣錢包防止惡意軟件
Norton 作為知名防毒軟件公司，近日發佈表示即將推出 Norton Crypto，為其消費者提供了一種安全、可靠的方式來成為礦工挖掘以太坊（Ethereum）。而且推出 Norton Crypto Wallet 讓用戶將電子貨幣儲存到雲端上。
知名防毒軟件公司 NortonLifeLock 今天宣布推出 Norton Crypto，並表示這是一項新功能，將有效為用戶提供安全以及輕鬆的方式，善用未使用的運算空間成為礦工挖掘以太坊（Ethereum），並將其轉化為一個經常性收入來源。另外，Norton 亦開設一個新的電子錢包服務 Norton Crypto Wallet，讓用戶將挖礦所得儲存到雲端，從而避免佔用硬碟空間又或者接觸未經審查代碼，甚至因此而被植入惡意軟件。
Norton 表示目前已選定 Norton 360 客戶為第一批受邀可以參與以太坊挖礦計劃的成員，而 Norton Crypto 預計將於未來幾週內向所有 Norton 360 客戶提供。但有報道指出，此舉或將造就成千上萬的新礦工，或加重耗電量，對環境或造成巨大影響。而且有人指，長期挖礦將會對電腦的 GPU 造成巨大負擔。
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Polygon becomes part of Bitwise 10 Large Cap Crypto Index
NEW DELHI: Homegrown crypto startup, Polygon, has become part of the Bitwise 10 Large Cap Crypto Index (BITX), which tracks the returns of the 10 largest crypto assets, as measured and weighted by free-float market capitalisation. Bitwise Asset Management, which manages the index, is a crypto-specialist asset manager, with assets under management (AUM) worth $1.5 billion.
As part of the May month-end index reconstitution process, Polygon (formerly Matic) entered the index, which also constitutes Bitcoin, Ethereum, Chainlink, Bitcoin cash and Litecoin, among other crypto assets. Polygon replaced crypto token Aave in the May reconstitution and rebalancing of the index.
Index constituents are screened every month for liquidity, custody, and other risks, and rebalanced.
The current index value stands at 46,473 with a market capitalisation of $1.12 trillion. The index has surged 64.79% on a year-to-date basis against a 29.87% rise in Bitcoin.
In recent times the demand for layer 2 scaling solution is attracting capital inflows, which is, in turn, has been fueling the rise in Matic tokens, which is the native cryptocurrency of Polygon.
Polygon has a 1.03% weightage in the Bitwise 10 Large Cap Crypto Index, while Bitcoin has a weight of 63.92% and Ethereum 28.85%.
The Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund, available to pre-selected investors and institutions, seeks to track the Bitwise 10 Large Cap Crypto Index. The AUM of the fund is $817 million and has delivered 369% returns in the past year.
Polygon, which was co-founded in 2017 by three Indian software engineers — Jaynti Kanani, Sandeep Nailwal, and Anurag Arjun, is a layer 2 Ethereum scaling solution. The company aims to improve the usability and convenience of the current decentralized ecosystem.
The rise in Matic’s price has turned its co-founders into India’s first crypto billionaires, part of it stemming from their current stakes in the cryptocurrency at around 4-5%. Billionaire investor Mark Cuban of Shark Tank fame, who is also the owner of NBA team Dallas Mavericks, recently invested an undisclosed sum into Polygon.
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