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Focusrite PLC is an English music and audio products group based in High Wycombe, England (with its history in Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd.). The Focusrite Group trades under eight brands: Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, Martin Audio, ADAM Audio , Novation , Ampify Music, Optimal Audio and Sequential .
Cloud mining is the process of cryptocurrency mining utilizing a remote data center with shared processing power. [1] Cloud mining has been used by ransomware groups and scammers to launder cryptocurrency. [2] This type of cloud mining enables users to mine bitcoins or alternative cryptocurrencies without managing the hardware.
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]
The legal status of cryptocurrencies varies substantially from one jurisdiction to another, and is still undefined or changing in many of them. [1] Whereas, in the majority of countries the usage of cryptocurrency isn't in itself illegal, its status and usability as a means of payment (or a commodity) varies, with differing regulatory implications.
A cryptocurrency bubble is a phenomenon where the market increasingly considers the going price of cryptocurrency assets to be inflated against their hypothetical value. The history of cryptocurrency has been marked by several speculative bubbles on a boom to bust cycle.
Chromite mining, chromium, and ferrochrome production can toxically effect the environment. [23] Chromite mining is necessary when it comes to the production of economic commodities. [24] As a result of leaching of soils and the explicit discharge from industrial activities, weathering of rocks that contain chromium will enter the water column.