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“#Malaysian police steamroll bitcoin machines<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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\n Malaysian police in Borneo destroy seized bitcoin-mining machines.
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Malaysian police hit on a novel way to dispose of more than 1,000 bitcoin-mining machines seized in raids\u2014they crushed the devices using a steamroller.<\/p>\n

Authorities on Borneo island discovered the machines, worth an estimated 5.3 million ringgit ($1.25 million), in crackdowns between February and April. <\/p>\n

Eight people were arrested for allegedly stealing the equivalent of $2 million worth of electricity to power the energy-hungry computers, according to police. <\/p>\n

“The crypto-miners stole electricity,” said Hakemal Hawari, a senior police official in the city of Miri, where the devices were seized.<\/p>\n

“Their actions are dangerous for life and property, as they can cause power outages.”<\/p>\n

The 1,069 mining machines were laid out in a car park of a police station in Miri last week and crushed with a steamroller.<\/p>\n

Six of those arrested were convicted of stealing electricity, jailed for six months and fined.<\/p>\n

Crypto-mining\u2014the process by which computers mint new virtual currency and validate transactions\u2014requires vast amounts of energy and processing power.<\/p>\n

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\n Crypto-mining requires vast amounts of energy and processing power.
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The process typically involves large numbers of sophisticated computers that form a specially designed “rig” that runs the complex calculations required to maintain a cryptocurrency network.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin mining is common in the Southeast Asian nation, and there are regular reports of police arresting crypto-miners and seizing their rigs. While energy-hungry, the process can be lucrative with each bitcoin currently worth more than $32,000.<\/p>\n

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China police bust bitcoin miners for stealing $3 mn in electricity<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

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\n \u00a9 2021 AFP\n <\/p>\n

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