The Security Service of Ukraine shut down an illegal cryptocurrency mining operation in the city of Vinnytsia. Authorities seized over 3,800 PlayStation 4 consoles, 500 graphics cards, processors, notebooks and other peripherals from the site. The perpetrators also tried to conceal that unusually high electricity usage using fraudulent methods.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Ukrainian-authorities-crack-down-on-alleged-cryptocurrency-mining-operation-that-used-over-3-000-PlayStation-4-consoles.550260.0.html
While I oppose crypto I don't get what was illegal about this. Why was it closed? Was it just because they were stealing electricity or is crypto mining illegal in Ukraine?
Whoever came up with this idea definitely watched the movie Chappie too many times.