160 "coin mining machines" were temporarily seized by the police on suspicion of stealing oil well electricity to produce Bitcoin

Original title: The machines in the board room are roaring, and it is suspected that the oil well electricity is stolen to produce Bitcoin

160 "coin mining machines" were temporarily seized by the police

Reader's tip: At around 2:00 p.m. on the 10th, there were many onlookers outside a tin house on Nanba Road in Honggang District.

Strange sound coming from the tin house

Verified report: It is understood that the tin house is located in a wasteland on the roadside and there are no buildings around it.

That afternoon, there were a lot of people gathered in the iron house. It turned out that the police officers from the Babaitang Public Security Bureau and the oil field security personnel were patrolling when they discovered strange noises coming from the iron house. The careful police officers quietly walked over.

At first, the police and the oil guard suspected that there was someone in the house. After entering the house, they found that the sound in the house was coming from some machines.

Virtual currency is being produced here

These machines have electrical wires plugged in (as shown in the picture) and are working.

According to the people in the room, the machines at work are producing "Bitcoins". It is understood that "Bitcoin" is a virtual currency generated through cryptographic coding and complex computer calculations, which can be circulated worldwide through any computer connected to the Internet.

In fact, "Bitcoin" is just a virtual currency packaged with very advanced technology. It is not necessarily more suitable for collection than Q coins. Some people think that the cost of obtaining it is high, so it has a certain value.

The power consumption of the machine is unclear

The reporter of the Evening News saw that these machines, big and small, were connected with many wires. It is understood that the machines that produce "Bitcoin" require high-configuration computers, which consume a lot of electricity.

During the inspection, the police found problems: the surrounding environment was barren and the source of electricity used by these machines was unknown.

The police and oil protection personnel suspected that these machines were stealing electricity from nearby oil wells. In the end, the police temporarily seized a total of 160 machines, and the case is still under investigation.

Daqing Evening News reporter Wang Jingyi