Venezuelan authorities, led by the Ministry of State Electricity and state-owned power company Corpoelec, have seized more than 6,000 bitcoin mining machines in two new operations. Earlier, the Venezuelan Ministry of State Electricity announced a special operation in which authorities have seized more than 11,000 bitcoin mining machines.
Venezuela's Ministry of National Electricity has announced a special operation to disconnect all bitcoin mining farms from the power grid. Authorities have seized more than 11,000 bitcoin mining machines as the government seeks to reduce electricity consumption by high-powered customers who draw energy from the national power system.