Interpol coordinates crackdown on illegal Angola-based crypto miners
2025/08/23 00:03
A mining ban went into effect in the African nation in April 2024, followed by Chinese officials warning residents not to “support or engage in virtual currency mining activities.”
The International Criminal Police Organization, or Interpol, announced more than a thousand arrests and the seizure of about $100 million as part of a crackdown that included cryptocurrency miners and fraudsters.
In a Friday notice, Interpol said it had coordinated with authorities in Angola to dismantle 25 crypto mining centers being illegally run by 60 Chinese nationals.
The organization said it had seized equipment worth more than $37 million, which the Angolan government plans to distribute to “vulnerable areas.”
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