Nvidia CFO: Cryptocurrency is helping drive demand for graphics hardware

Nvidia chief financial officer Colette Kress credited cryptocurrency mining as one of the new drivers for the company’s graphics chip sales.

Nvidia also saw revenues rise from demand related to gaming, artificial intelligence, the Nintendo Switch game console, and self-driving cars. But cryptocurrency is the sexy driver of the moment, as the popularity of Ethereum and other blockchain-based cryptocurrencies has created a spike in demand.