Yakutsk police find 17-rig mining farm in garage with $16K power theft
- —Police seized 17 mining devices and a laptop from the garage
- —Estimated damage to the power supplier is 1.5 million rubles
- —Criminal case filed under Article 165 on property damage by deception
- —Yakutia is not among Russian regions where crypto mining is banned
Why it matters: The case signals Russia's shift toward criminal prosecution of grey-market miners, beyond regional mining bans.
Source: Bits.media