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The crackdown highlights the growing regulatory challenges and risks for crypto miners relying on illicit power sources in Southeast Asia. The post Malaysia seizes over 75,000 crypto mining rigs in sweeping crackdown since 2022 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The post Malaysia Seizes Over 75,000 Crypto Mining Rigs in Power-Theft Crackdown appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. In brief Malaysian authorities have seized more than 75,000 crypto mining machines in over 3,000 raids between 2022 and May 2026, the Deputy Home Minister told parliament. The operations, run with national utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad and the police, led to 629 arrests, he said. Crypto trading is legal in Malaysia, but mining that relies on stolen electricity, tampered meters or unlicensed setups is not. Malaysian authorities have seized more than 75,000 cryptocurrency mining machines in over 3,000 raids nationwide between 2022 and May 2026, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar told parliament on Wednesday, according to state news agency Bernama. The seizures came alongside 629 arrests in coordinated operations involving the Royal Malaysia Police, state utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) and local authorities, he said, responding to a question in the Dew
More than 3,000 raids since 2022 have led to 629 arrests, as authorities target miners siphoning electricity from the national grid.
