Pioneer of Central Washington cryptocurrency boom falls on hard times
A year ago, Giga Watt was the golden child of the state’s bitcoin boom. Today, the company faces huge debts and angry investors, while the...
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After the bitcoin boom: hard lessons hit cryptocurrency investors
The number of people who have bought virtual currencies more than doubled last winter. For people who got in late, the bust has been disastrous.
Why bitcoin exchanges keep getting hacked – and how to protect yourself
Cryptocurrency experts blame lax security at the hacked exchanges, as well as the booming popularity of digital currencies.
Bitcoin backlash as ‘miners’ suck up electricity, stress power grids in Central Washington
Bargain electric rates are attracting digital currency entrepreneurs, but three public utilities districts are reassessing how they deal with the surging demand, and whether they...
Why AI and cryptocurrency are making a type of computer chip scarce
With people and companies involved in the two surging tech niches buying up graphics processing units, the chips have been in short supply over the...
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