Indonesia carried out an operation against those who were mining Bitcoin (BTC) by stealing electricity from the country’s national grid.
Indonesian officials 25 December took action against individuals who produced Bitcoin with illegal electricity. Within the scope of the operations carried out Raid on 10 facilities Edited. In total 1,314 illegal Bitcoin mining rigs while being found 26 people were detained.
Total electricity drawn by miners from the national grid 10 million kilowatts equal to the hour Annual energy consumption of 7,500 people It was stated that there was a corresponding amount. The state of illegal miners $100,000 loss It was stated that they had suffered.
Under Indonesian law, electricity theft results in a prison sentence of up to five years or a fine of up to twice the unpaid electricity bill. This case is an investigation carried out by the Indonesian government against illegal Bitcoin mining. Among the first operations took place.
Indonesia’s neighbor Malaysia He had recently arrested several people who were engaged in illegal Bitcoin mining in a similar manner. Recently, governments in those regions where Bitcoin mining has been intensively carried out have also stepped up their work.