Libya cracks down on illegal crypto mining, arrests 50 Chinese nationals.
During a search by interior ministry agents at a farm in Zliten, located 160 kilometers east of Tripoli, they reported that minors were generating virtual currencies with the assistance of the detained Chinese individuals
In a video shared on Facebook by the Tripoli prosecutor’s office, the crypto-mining operations were conducted in structures without windows, housing numerous industrial fans and a significant quantity of computers and hardware.
This occurred shortly after prosecutors announced the dismantling of another illegal crypto-mining farm in the port city of Misrata, operated by 10 Chinese nationals.