Venezuelan Army Seizes 35 Bitcoin Mining Rigs in ‘Illegal Farm’ Raid
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Venezuela’s Bitcoin mining crackdown appears to be continuing unabated, with the nation’s army seizing 35 rigs in a raid on a farm in Guárico.
Despite President Nicolás Maduro’s recent comments about “returning” his country “to the crypto path,” police and army officials are continuing to hunt for illegal crypto miners.
In a tweet from the Strategic Command Operations of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (CEOFANB), officers said they seized 35 “devices for mining digital assets.” Soldiers also seized 30 “extractors” and several powerful electric fans.
The relevant military unit’s operational strategic commander, Domingo Hernández Lárez, said the miners “did not have permits or licenses” to carry out BTC mining “operations.”
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