Steamroller Rig Destroyer: Malaysian Police Crush 1,069 Bitcoin Mining Rigs

Steamroller Rig Destroyer: Malaysian Police Crush 1,069 Bitcoin Mining Rigs

After miners allegedly siphoned off nearly $2 million worth of electricity to fuel the energy-intensive bitcoin mining rigs, Malaysian police seized and destroyed 1,069 bitcoin mining rigs by crushing them with a steamroller. Bitcoin Mining Rigs Destroyed Authorities in Malaysia destroyed Bitcoin mining equipment worth more than $1.2 million after seizing them for operating illegally. […]


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