Polish Police reported that they uncovered a bitcoin mining operation in their own headquarter on Friday.
Cryptocurrency mining is a process in which computers mint cryptocurrencies. This process requires a lot of processing power and energy.
“A civilian employee, not a police officer attempted to steal electricity to mine Bitcoin, unfortunately, this happened at a police site”, police spokesman Mariusz Ciarka told the TVN24 news channel.
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As per the reports, the employee had been fired and prosecutors were investigating. The report said another person was also about to be fired after the investigation.
