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“The largest crypto farm in Ukraine” was discovered last week in a warehouse adjacent to facilities of Vinnytsiaoblenergo,

Monday, July 12, 2021

a regional electricity provider, reports Ukraine’s State Security Service, or SBU. The service released photos of the warehouse, with 3,800 PlayStation 4 consoles stacked from floor to ceiling. The SBU estimated that the operation to mine cryptocurrencies was stealing about $200,000 worth of electricity every month, enough to power one quarter of Vinnytsia, a city of almost 400,000 people.

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