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Data center project eyed near Sidney, would use unwanted natural gas from Bakken

A proposed data center project near Sidney looks to use natural gas engines to provide nearly 15 megawatts to farm cryptocurrency on-site. Currently eyed for agricultural land two miles south of Fairview in Richland County, the property is owned by Bitcoin mining business NYDIG. The data center would be

UM Foundation launches crypto donation site; local couple gives $1M in bitcoin

A bitcoin mine in Bonner years ago prompted the idea for an investment by a local couple, which then turned into a donation that will pay for a big upgrade to athletics facilities at the University of Montana. Back in February, it was announced that local businessman Steve Nelson and

Montana sees record-setting $53 million in cybercrime losses in 2025

Last year, a grand jury found a former Kalispell man guilty of playing a role in a sprawling money laundering scheme that took in over $2 million from fraudulent listings posted online, like fake dating accounts and bogus real estate offers. A federal judge sentenced Randall V. Rule to 10

France reports over 40 cryptocurrency kidnappings so far this year

France reports over 40 cryptocurrency kidnappings so far this year

France has seen more than forty cases of kidnappings or hostage takings linked to cryptocurrencies since January, a worrying surge since last year as criminals seek to extort digital currency investors for ransom, authorities said Thursday. Since late 2024 French authorities have been dealing with a string of kidnappings and

State auditor says nearly $1 million in fraud loss prevented; fraud reports on record pace

With a quarter of 2026 in the rearview mirror, Montana State Auditor James Brown announced that his office has helped prevent nearly $1 million in fraud-related losses for Montanans. According to a press release from Brown’s office this week, the Auditor’s office received 25 fraud complaints in

FBI finds Americans lose billions to cryptocurrency scams

(The Center Square) – Americans lost more than $20 billion to cryptocurrency and other online scams in 2025, a 26% increase over the year before, according to the latest figures from the FBI. Online fraud is rising fast. Scams that use cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence are getting smarter. This makes it

Nancy Guthrie Update: FBI’s ‘Best Lead,’ According to a Cybersecurity Expert

Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie‘s mother, Nancy Guthrie, is still missing following the February 1 abduction from her Tucson, Arizona, home. And recently, Nancy Grace spoke to a cybersecurity and cryptocurrency expert about the “best lead” in the 84-year-old’s case. In the April 2 episode of