RM3.4bil in stolen power lost nationwide since 2018 due to illegal crypto mining

KUALA LUMPUR: The country has lost as much as RM3.4bil from 2018 to 2023 due to electricity stolen for illegal cryptocurrency mining, says Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.

The Deputy Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister said illegal cryptocurrency mining was becoming more widespread and detrimental to Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) as well as the people and the country.

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Bitcoin , Cryptocurrency Mining , Electricity Theft , Energy Transition and Water Transformation Ministry

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