IN DEPTH: Althea offers households cryptocurrency to be part of a mesh network. The peer-to-peer system is growing in Oregon and beyond.
By Alyssa Hertig
To keep people connected so they can keep their jobs and even access to telemedicine, the Althea cryptocurrency project powers internet connections in a new way. The cryptocurrency is used as a payment method for Internet connections resulting from the interconnected networks in which society operates. Network devices accept ETH or DAI, with consideration to add more digital currencies in the future. Deborah Sempier, co-founder of Althea, said