The world is not ready for crypto mining malware, as it is a new platform for virus authors to earn income in a less hyped way. A cryptojacking malware does not need to announce itself to the user, it is silently running in the background of the infected machine. Virus authors can switch their business model from mining bitcoins and its derivative to just sell CPU and GPU cycles to the highest bidder. The virus authors have another revenue stream on their hands, without the disadvantage of the very loud Ransomware phenomenon.”]
Source: https://hackercombat.com/cryptomining-malware-the-new-cash-cow-of-virus-authors/