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Bradford Bitcoin Mine Discovery Exposes Illegal Electricity Diversion

Bradford Bitcoin Mine Discovery Exposes Illegal Electricity Diversion

Authorities in Bradford, the U.K. City of Culture 2025, uncovered an illegal Bitcoin mining operation on Holme Lane. On May 21, 2025, federal investigators discovered a warehouse secretly rerouting electricity to power hundreds of specialized computers used to mine cryptocurrencies. This operation has been referred to as a “Bitcoin factory.”...