Kosovo seizes hundreds of PCs after bitcoin mining ban

Kosovo seizes hundreds of PCs after bitcoin mining ban

According to a statement by the police of Kosovo, a partially recognized state in southeastern Europe, 272 computers dedicated to mining have been confiscated and used to mine bitcoins. The operation also led to the arrest of an individual found guilty of authorized mining.

The equipment seized by the authorities consumed the same amount of electricity as 500 homes, a problem for the small state, which last week announced a general ban on cryptocurrency mining following a crippling energy crisis the partially recognized country faced this winter. The ban was imposed on the basis of the recommendations of a technical committee.



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