Malaysian authorities smashed 1.069 computers to extract cryptocurrencies with a roller coaster because their owners stole $ 2 million worth of electricity.
In Sarawak state, Malaysia, authorities destroyed 1.069 machinemachines specifically for mining cryptocurrencies by crushing them with a bulldozer. According to a publication in the Malaysian Dayak Daily, computers were confiscated in six raids that took place between February and April 2021.
Sarawak Energy Berhad, the electricity company in the Malaysian state in question, accuses the owners of the machines of stealing electricity for their operations. Allegedly, rheumatismtheft ήταν συνολικής 8,8 εκατομμυρίων του τοπικού νομίσματος, σε περίπου αντιστοιχία με 2 εκατομμύρια δολάρια ΗΠΑ.
Users who want to professionally mine cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, they use computers built for this purpose, and the process usually consumes a huge amount of electricity. So it's no surprise that power theft is commonly reported in places where miners operate.
In Britain, for example, the country's Security Service raided a company that had intense kinetic and thermal activity, thinking it was cannabis cultivation and were found in a mining company with theft of electricity from the country's electricity network.
Her leader policeof Malaysia, Hakemal Hawari, told Dayak Daily that power theft for mining businesses has become so intense this year, and so far three houses have burned down as a result of illegal electrical connections.
Watch the roller crush the mining machines in the video below. If you are wondering how much they are worth, we inform you that you see 1,26 million US dollars in material being crushed by a giant machine.