Venezuelan State Electricity Company Reportedly Cuts Power To Crypto Miners
Reports say the Venezuelan state electricity company Corpoelec is disconnecting bitcoin mining farms in Carabobo state on orders from authorities. The power disconnections come amid reports that government and Corpoelec officials are planning to meet mining farm operators. According to one report that quotes an anonymous source, the objective of this meeting is to discuss the process of connecting miners to the National Electric System (SEN) as well as “the rate to be paid.” Furthermore, the report quotes the anonymous source saying Corpoelec officials “were shutting....
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