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Russian Authorities Bust $3.2M Crypto Mining Racket—Because Stealing Electricity Is So 2023
Russian Authorities Bust $3.2M Crypto Mining Racket—Because Stealing Electricity Is So 2023
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Russian police just pulled the plug on an illegal crypto mining operation—turns out, even decentralized money needs centralized power. Who knew?
The suspect allegedly siphoned enough juice to mine millions—because why pay for electricity when you can, uh, borrow it indefinitely?
And here’s the kicker: $3.2M in ill-gotten crypto gains later, the only ’green’ thing about this operation was the envy of Wall Street bankers watching from their carbon-spewing private jets.
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