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Wall Street stunned over AMD’s blowout results due to cryptocurrency mining demand Wall Street is surprised over AMD's strong earnings and guidance due to digital currency mining demand for its graphics cards. AMD shares have rallied 102 percent through Tuesday in the previous 12 months compared with the S&P 500's 14 percent return. That performance ranks No. 4 in the entire S&P 500, according to FactSet. Investors are mesmerized with AMD's impressive second quarter as cryptocurrency mining demand drove the…

Bitcoin Virus ‘Has Infected 30% Of Russian Devices’: Putin Advisor   Russia’s chief presidential advisor on the Internet has stated a Bitcoin mining virus has infected up to 30 percent of Russian computers. Speaking in interviews with RNS and RBC, Herman Klimenko said that although infection rates varied by region and device, it involved at least 20 percent of machines. “In regions with lower bandwidth instances are reduced, but we’re looking at 20 to 30 percent of devices being infected…