Police officers from the Department for Combating Economic Crime of the Zabrze headquarters found a trail of a 68-year-old who was stealing to power his “excavator”. On Friday, officers visited the senior in his apartment. “Cryptocurrency mining requires computers running around the clock, which means using a huge amount of electricity” – .
Zabrze. Senior mined cryptocurrencies. Now he will pay for the stolen electricity
“A few years ago, mining cryptocurrencies was a way for many to earn money, but now the costs absorb a large part of the profits. A certain citizen of Zabrze decided to optimize the costs of obtaining income by stealing electricity” – the police indicate. It was emphasized that the higher the efficiency of the mine is to be, the less profitable this business is, assuming that you do not have your own, very efficient source of renewable energy.
The police explain that the 68-year-old will be charged with theft of electricity, which is punishable by up to 5 years in prison. What’s more, the senior will also have to pay fees charged by the supplier for illegal energy consumption, which may amount to several thousand zlotys. “In addition, illegal connection poses a real fire hazard and the risk of electric shock” – reminds the Silesian police.
Source: Gazeta
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