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Results for Crime, Bitcoin mining

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Paraguay's state energy firm claims illegal bitcoin mines steal $60 million worth of electricity each year.

Bitcoin mining, cannabis farming, and the cost-of-living crisis have all contributed to record levels of electricity theft, the BBC found.