So I grew up in Wenatchee, right across the river from East Wenatchee. I remember when this started in about 2016. I can't speak for east wenatchee but the down

So I grew up in Wenatchee, right across the river from East Wenatchee. I remember when this started in about 2016. I can't speak for east wenatchee but the downtown got a lot nicer, and people generally gut wealthier in Wenatchee. It could also be the more serious etablishment of the wine industry in the columbia river valley. Maybe it was the expansion of tourism? Or perhaps it was just that the economy of the united states at large was improving. Also all the energy in that town is hydro so if we're going to spend all this energy on bitcoin it may as well be non-emissions energy.