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Malaysia uncovers $1 billion in power theft losses from illegal crypto mining

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The hammer has finally come down. Malaysia's national utility firm has exposed a staggering $1 billion hemorrhage from power theft, a monumental heist orchestrated by 13,827 premises running illegal crypto mining operations between 2020 and the projected end of August 2025.This isn't just a local utility story; it's a global symptom of the altcoin fever that Bitcoin maximalists have long warned against—a parasitic ecosystem built not on sound monetary principles but on energy-guzzling proof-of-work mechanisms that offer little beyond speculative gambling. While Bitcoin's network security is a non-negotiable feature, this rampant theft reveals the dark underbelly of a sector where so-called 'innovation' is often just a fancy word for bypassing the law.These aren't visionary cypherpunks; they're digital parasites siphoning off national infrastructure, forcing honest citizens to subsidize their reckless ventures through higher electricity tariffs and strained grid capacity. The sheer scale—thousands of premises operating with impunity for years—points to a regulatory failure of epic proportions, a laggard response from authorities who were likely caught flat-footed by the technical sophistication of these illicit setups.Imagine the audacity: bypassing meters, tampering with lines, all to power server farms dedicated to minting the next worthless meme coin. This is precisely the kind of chaos that emerges when the crypto narrative shifts away from Bitcoin's pristine ledger and into the wild west of altcoins, where environmental costs and legal boundaries are treated as mere suggestions.The consequences are already rippling through Malaysia's economy, not just in lost revenue but in the very real risk of blackouts and infrastructure damage that could hamper industrial growth and destabilize the energy market. It’s a stark reminder that when regulators sleep, the crypto cowboys ride, and the bill always lands on the taxpayer's doorstep.This is why the maximalist argument for Bitcoin's dominance grows stronger by the day—its integrity is its value, not its ability to foster a shadow economy of power thieves. The Malaysian case should serve as a global wake-up call: clamp down on this altcoin free-for-all before it literally pulls the plug on national stability.

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