It appears that Poloniex was struggling to keep up with the unexpected surge in new users as prices skyrocketed in the second half of 2017. (bitcoinist.com)
And since then, the Ether price skyrocket from just 13 USD, to over 344 USD at the time I'm writing this post. (coinnoob.com)
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has joined the fight to keep flood insurance bills from skyrocketing in one of Syracuse's poorest neighborhoods. (wrvo.org)