Chinese Bitcoin miner arrested for stealing electricity from oil well

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By Yessi Bello PerezJun 14, 2019, 8:23 am110 ptsTrending
Authorities in China have arrested a man after he reportedly stole electricity from an oil well to mine Bitcoin. The arrest was made after the police received a phone call from Daqing Oilfield, located in Haerken district (Tsitsihar, China) on May 28th. According to a local media report, the man laid an…

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