> Can somebody elaborate on the stolen/corruption angle? It's easy to find articles about stolen electricity [1][2], but since these are both about people who

> Can somebody elaborate on the stolen/corruption angle? It's easy to find articles about stolen electricity [1][2], but since these are both about people who were arrested it seems the governments weren't helping them. [1] https://phys.org/news/2019-07-china-police-bitcoin-miners-mn.html https://phys.org/news/2019-07-china-police-bitcoin-miners-mn... [2] https://news.bitcoin.com/bulgarian-electricity-company-unveils-details-of-historic-power-theft-illegal-bitcoin-mining/ https://news.bitcoin.com/bulgarian-electricity-company-unvei...