Power-hungry: Bitcoin syndicate busted by cops for stealing RM24mil worth of electricity

By FARIK ZOLKEPLI

SHAH ALAM: A bitcoin mining syndicate was busted for stealing about RM24mil worth of electricity following raids in a few districts in Selangor.

Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Arjunaidi Mohamed said 2,317 bitcoin mining machines worth RM1.28mil were also seized during the raids on Tuesday (Sept 21).

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