This year alone, the Ether has risen in value by around 4000%, and at time of writing is worth $375 per coin. And while the Bitcoin world is dominated by professional, purpose-built mining rigs ...

At the New York Times DealBook conference on Thursday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said his 11-year-old son was using the family's home PC to mine ether. Pichai had been asked about how he thinks ...