[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":128},["ShallowReactive",2],{"/blog/miri-police-steamroll-mining-rigs-2021":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"authorPic":7,"body":8,"category":117,"coverPics":18,"date":118,"description":119,"extension":120,"meta":121,"navigation":122,"path":123,"seo":124,"stem":125,"type":126,"__hash__":127},"blogs/blog/miri-police-steamroll-mining-rigs-2021.md","Steamrolled — Miri police crush 1,069 mining rigs seized over power theft","Malaysia Blockchain Association Team","https://api.dicebear.com/7.x/avataaars/svg?seed=mba-team-3",{"type":9,"value":10,"toc":108},"minimark",[11,19,22,38,43,58,62,69,74],[12,13,14],"p",{},[15,16],"img",{"alt":17,"src":18},"Perimeter watch","/img/blog/gen/miri-police-steamroll-mining-rigs-2021.svg",[12,20,21],{},"The most-watched Malaysian crypto story of the year is a steamroller.",[12,23,24,25,29,30,33,34,37],{},"Police in ",[26,27,28],"strong",{},"Miri, Sarawak",", working with Sarawak Energy, have crushed ",[26,31,32],{},"1,069 confiscated bitcoin mining rigs"," worth about ",[26,35,36],{},"RM5.3 million"," in the police headquarters car park, following a court forfeiture order. The video — first posted by local outlet Dayak Daily — went globally viral within days, picked up by CNBC, NBC and the international tech press.",[39,40,42],"h2",{"id":41},"behind-the-spectacle","Behind the spectacle",[12,44,45,46,49,50,53,54,57],{},"The rigs were seized in ",[26,47,48],{},"six joint raids between February and April"," targeting miners who tapped power lines directly, stealing an estimated ",[26,51,52],{},"RM8.4 million worth of electricity",". The theft was blamed for ",[26,55,56],{},"three house fires",". Eight people were arrested; six were charged, receiving up to eight months' jail and fines of around RM8,000 each.",[39,59,61],{"id":60},"the-associations-view","The association's view",[12,63,64,65,68],{},"The optics are unforgettable, but the lesson is the same one we keep repeating: ",[26,66,67],{},"mining is legal in Malaysia; stealing electricity is not."," Tampering with supply lines is an offence under the Electricity Supply Act — and it burns down houses. There is a legitimate path for mining operations in this country, through proper commercial power supply. The industry's credibility depends on operators taking it.",[70,71,73],"h3",{"id":72},"references","References",[75,76,77,87,94,101],"ul",{},[78,79,80],"li",{},[81,82,86],"a",{"href":83,"rel":84},"https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/19/malaysian-police-steamroll-1point25-million-worth-of-bitcoin-mining-rigs.html",[85],"nofollow","CNBC — \"Malaysian police steamroll $1.25 million worth of bitcoin mining rigs\" (19 Jul 2021)",[78,88,89],{},[81,90,93],{"href":91,"rel":92},"https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/malaysian-police-destroy-1-069-bitcoin-mining-rigs-steamroller-video-n1274335",[85],"NBC News — \"Malaysian police destroy 1,069 bitcoin mining rigs with steamroller\" (Jul 2021)",[78,95,96],{},[81,97,100],{"href":98,"rel":99},"https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/19/malaysian_police_crush_crytpomining_compiuters_with_steamroller/",[85],"The Register — coverage (19 Jul 2021)",[78,102,103],{},[81,104,107],{"href":105,"rel":106},"https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2021/07/19/malaysia-steamrolls-1069-bitcoin-mining-machines-after-owners-stole-energy/",[85],"The National — coverage (19 Jul 2021)",{"title":109,"searchDepth":110,"depth":110,"links":111},"",2,[112,113],{"id":41,"depth":110,"text":42},{"id":60,"depth":110,"text":61,"children":114},[115],{"id":72,"depth":116,"text":73},3,"News","2021-07-19","A viral video shows Sarawak police flattening RM5.3 million worth of confiscated bitcoin miners with a steamroller, after raids on operations that stole an estimated RM8.4 million in electricity.","md",{},true,"/blog/miri-police-steamroll-mining-rigs-2021",{"title":5,"description":119},"blog/miri-police-steamroll-mining-rigs-2021","blog","FDdc4x64H_2Bln2dYKIlMdaJ92RNP7Le6sEV7gdl-jU",1784183600284]