Salyn Buzarquis, a Paraguayan senator, blasted the National Power Administration of Paraguay (ANDE), stating that high-ranking officials charged illegal bitcoin mining farms for operating underground. Buzarquis stated these unnamed officials collected up to $ 500,000 in bribes monthly and called for the resignation or interrogation of ANDE’s President Felix Sosa on this matter. Senator …
National Power Administration (ANDE) employees have been accused of participating directly in setting up illegal bitcoin mining farms in Paraguay. According to local sources, seven engineers of the institution would have been installing bitcoin farms across the country as the prosecutor’s office is carrying out this investigation with ANDE’s cooperation. Seven ANDE Engineers Involved in […]
The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority in the UAE has issued a new advisory prohibiting the use of farms for cryptocurrency mining. The advisory explicitly states that farms cannot be repurposed for cryptocurrency mining, which authorities consider a “misuse of the farm for purposes other than its intended use. Farmers caught engaging in […]