Venezuela against crypto mining :
Rafael Lacava, governor of Carabobo state, has reportedly highlighted the importance of public collaboration in detecting illegal #mining operations, encouraging citizens to report any unlawful activities.
However, this is not Venezuela’s first act against crypto mining activities. In March 2023, Venezuela’s energy supplier shut down crypto mining facilities nationwide as part of corruption investigations involving the country’s state oil company.
Venezuela’s attorney general, Tarek William Saab, said at the time that government officials were allegedly running parallel oil operations with the assistance of the national crypto department.
Elsewhere, in 2023, eight major #cryptocurrency mining operators in Kazakhstan signed an open letter to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, complaining about high #energy prices for crypto miners.
