Illegal $BTC mining costs Malaysia $1.1B.
By Maxime Laurent · 2025-12-04 21:00
Illegal $BTC mining costs Malaysia $1.1B.
Authorities uncovered 14k hidden sites over five years.
Reading this felt like a punch of cold wind against the warm southern sun — Malaysia has spent five years chasing illegal $BTC miners, uncovering 14,000 hidden setups that drained more than $1.1B from the national energy company. Incroyable. ⚡️
The scale is wild: drones, thermal sensors, nighttime raids… and yet operators keep hopping from place to place, masking noise, tucking rigs into warehouses, shops, even homes. Just this year alone, 3,000 more cases of electricity theft were logged. Authorities say organized criminal groups are behind many of these operations.
From my calm Mediterranean corner, it’s strange to imagine this cat-and-mouse game happening daily somewhere else — the hum of mining rigs replaced by the sound of helicopters and heat cameras. Crypto builds freedom, yes, but when abuse hits this level, it becomes a shadow economy with real consequences.
A reminder that innovation shines brightest when it’s clean — not when it hides in the dark. 🌙💡
#Bitcoin #BTC #Mining #Malaysia #CryptoCrime #CryptoFriture
Authorities uncovered 14k hidden sites over five years.
Reading this felt like a punch of cold wind against the warm southern sun — Malaysia has spent five years chasing illegal $BTC miners, uncovering 14,000 hidden setups that drained more than $1.1B from the national energy company. Incroyable. ⚡️
The scale is wild: drones, thermal sensors, nighttime raids… and yet operators keep hopping from place to place, masking noise, tucking rigs into warehouses, shops, even homes. Just this year alone, 3,000 more cases of electricity theft were logged. Authorities say organized criminal groups are behind many of these operations.
From my calm Mediterranean corner, it’s strange to imagine this cat-and-mouse game happening daily somewhere else — the hum of mining rigs replaced by the sound of helicopters and heat cameras. Crypto builds freedom, yes, but when abuse hits this level, it becomes a shadow economy with real consequences.
A reminder that innovation shines brightest when it’s clean — not when it hides in the dark. 🌙💡
#Bitcoin #BTC #Mining #Malaysia #CryptoCrime #CryptoFriture
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