Police in Malaysia have apprehended a gang that allegedly stole 85 Bitcoin “machines” from a warehouse last weekend. Local news outlet The Sun Daily reports that the value of the Bitcoin machines was around $10,300 (RM42,500). According to CoinATMRadar there aren’t any Bitcoin ATMs in Malaysia, that coupled with the fact that the hardware was stolen from a warehouse, it’s safe to assume the Bitcoin machines being referenced here are cryptocurrency mining machines. The report states that police were notified on October 29 after a shopkeeper lodged a report claiming that 85 Bitcoin machines were missing. The police then carried out raids and arrested the suspects. Chief superintendent Mohd Said Ibrahim…
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Thursday 7 November 2019
