A desperate bitcoin miner was electrocuted while trying to power up his computer to collect more cryptocurrency. Danai Makmek, 26, was restless after his sprawling crypto mining machine cut out and the hard drive would not turn back on in Thailand on Tuesday. The panic-stricken crypto fanatic told his older brother about the broken equipment and begged for help fixing it – fearing he could lose valuable mining time. His brother Apiwat Makmek said that he would go with him the next day to a computer repair technician and fire up the system, which was capable of earning thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin each week. ... (full story)