Kosovo seizes hundreds of cryptocurrency miners in crime

Golden Financial reports that Kosovo police have seized more than 200 mining blocks in an attempt to curb the cryptocurrency mining industry in the event of a power outage. According to a statement from the Kosovo police, AFP reported that police seized 272 pieces of equipment used to generate cryptocurrency in the town of Reposavich. CFO Hekuran Murati said on the social media platform that the monthly household appliance estimate is only equivalent to the electricity consumed by 500 households. Murati also said: We cannot allow some people to get rich illegally at tax rates. A total of 342 new mining machines have been seized since the start of the miners' strike earlier this week, according to data from the Interior Ministry. The strike followed on Tuesday when the government in Pristina suspended all operations simply due to power outages during the cold winter. (news.bitcoin)