Malaysia has formed a joint task force to shut down nearly 14,000 illegal Bitcoin mining sites.

Malaysian authorities have assembled a joint task force, employing high-tech drones and ground police, to locate and shut down nearly 14,000 illegal Bitcoin mining sites (over the past five years). Drones hovered over buildings, searching for heat radiation signals, while ground police used sensors to scan areas and detect illegal electricity use. Neighbors often called the police because of strange noises, which the police discovered were cryptocurrency mining equipment.