Saturday, 12 September, 2026
Cartels in the Code: Hidden Mountain Rigs Reveal Crypto's Dark Side
By TechShots Studio
Mexican authorities uncovered a remote cryptocurrency farm hidden in the Sierra Norte mountains, equipped with 300 GPUs siphoning power from a hydroelectric dam. The bust highlights a growing trend of drug cartels leveraging stolen grid energy and decentralized digital assets to launder money and fund illegal operations away from global financial oversight.
Read full story at REUTERS