Malaysia Begins Aggressive Crackdown After Bitcoin Miners Steal $1.1 Billion in Electricity

Malaysian authorities have launched one of their most aggressive crackdowns to date after uncovering that Bitcoin miners have stolen an estimated $1. 1 billion in electricity from the national grid since 2020. The revelations, confirmed on December 3, 2025, show that nearly 14,000 illegal mining sites siphoned power from state-owned utility Tenaga Nasional (TNB) over the […] The post Malaysia Begins Aggressive Crackdown After Bitcoin Miners Steal $1 source: https://www.ethnews.com/malaysia-begins-aggressive-crackdown-after-bitcoin-miners-steal-1-1-billion-in-electricity/