Illegal crypto-farm found in a transformer box in Irkutsk | Russian news – Country news | News

An illegal crypto farm located in a transformer substation was discovered on Marshal Zhukov Avenue in Irkutsk. On Friday, June 2, reports IA IrkutskMedia with reference to the press service of the regional head office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the regional prosecutor’s office.

Employees of the power supply company complained to the police about the inflated electricity consumption in the Solnechny microdistrict. Law enforcement officers, employees of the prosecutor’s office and energy arrived in one of the yards. They heard a characteristic noise in the transformer box, and after a while they found about 20 pieces of equipment for cryptocurrency mining inside the building.

According to preliminary data, the miners arbitrarily connected to the power grid and committed illegal acts under the guise of providing electricity to consumers. The damage amounted to almost 900 thousand rubles.

A criminal case has been initiated under Part 1 of Art. 165 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Causing property damage by deceit or breach of trust”). The course and results of the investigation are under the control of the prosecutor’s office.

In March, bitcoinlinux wrote that Anatoly Aksakov, head of the State Duma committee on the financial market, said that a bill on mining and cross-border transactions with cryptocurrencies would be adopted in the first half of 2023. The regulation will take effect from July.