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Chinese Police Arrested 20 Bitcoin Miners For Stealing Electricity

Chinese police in eastern Jiangsu province arrested owners of a bitcoin mining farm for stealing electricity worth of $3 Million to use in their mining operation. Police also seized around 4,000 of Bitcoin mining devices.

In value, it is the largest case in the amount of electricity stolen that Jiangsu has cracked since the founding of new China, and a rare sight in the whole country

Zhenjiang police said

Police found out about the illegal mining operation after abnormal electricity usage was detected. More than 20 Chinese citizens were arrested in this operation.

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