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Sep 9, 2026

Mexico seizes 300 crypto mining rigs illegally wired into hydroelectric dam

Mexican federal prosecutors, the Navy, and Puebla state police raided a property in Tlaola in the state's remote Sierra Norte region, seizing approximately 300 cryptocurrency mining rigs that had been illegally connected to a hydroelectric dam.

Sep 9, 2026·1 source

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▪Malaysian authorities seized more than 75,000 crypto mining rigs in 2025 over power theft valued at $1.1 billion.
▪Puebla State Security Minister Francisco Sánchez described the Tlaola site as part of a larger network exploiting the Sierra Norte's hydroelectric infrastructure across multiple states.
▪Mexican prosecutors are preparing charges of electricity theft against the operators of the Tlaola crypto mining site, although cryptocurrency mining itself is legal in Mexico.

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Renewable energy Crypto regulation Bitcoin mining Energy security & geopolitics

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