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Bitcoin Leaves Two Tech Giants In Its Dust
AMD and NVIDIA have profited from the crypto boom, but it's hard for their chips to keep up.
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Bitcoin pushed beyond $8,000 this week, a boon to those willing to pour money into a risky and speculative piece of code that's hoarded more than spent.
But the crypto craze is leaving behind the very technology companies that were meant to benefit without having to touch the stuff. Despite all the evangelizing about the blockchain's decentralized nature, the days of a global network of laptop-toting techies mining Bitcoin from home or the coffee shop appear to be over. They've been usurped by specialist firms with the resources to make their own powerful mining kit.