I believe that many friends have heard about bitcoin-related news. Some friends will use Bitcoin computers to conduct bitcoin mining. Everyone knows that high-performance computers used for coin-buying are very power-consuming. To avoid billing, the meter junction box was short-circuited. It was reported that the Tianjin police had recently cracked a power theft and confiscated 600 computers for the exploitation of Bitcoin. The five individuals currently involved in the case are under investigation and there is another person. In custody.
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Tianjin broke power theft
According to monitoring by the local power company, there has been a sudden increase in line loss, which reached 28% at the peak. This phenomenon is usually closely related to the increase of load current. After investigation, it was discovered that the meter junction box of a suspicious user was short-circuited. It is reported that 600 The monthly electricity bill for computers used to mine bitcoin is estimated to be several hundred thousand dollars.
