Police Seize 148 Crypto Mining Devices in Svaneti as Georgia Announces Crackdown

The Interior Ministry said police have seized 148 cryptocurrency mining devices in Mestia municipality in Georgia’s mountainous Svaneti region, as part of an investigation into violations of electricity usage regulations, shortly after authorities announced a broader crackdown on illegal crypto mining in the region amid longstanding electricity shortage concerns. The measures come amid a years-long …

By Luka Gventsadze