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De: Hidden crypto farm in Frankfurt restaurant exposed

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Dissent

Hessenchau reports:

During hygiene checks in a Frankfurt restaurant, investigators came across a suspected crypto farm. This is not only illegal, but also dangerous in this case: the computers were next to gas bottles.

While inspecting a restaurant in downtown Frankfurt, investigators from the city police came across a suspected crypto farm. It was literally a “by-catch” of the control, which was actually about compliance with hygiene regulations, as the Frankfurt security department head Markus Frank (CDU) said on Friday about the find on Thursday. “There were around 50 computers where the fish is usually processed.” The Bild newspaper had previously reported on it.

Read more on Hessenchau.

h/t, @Z0man


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