Thailand DSI probes four PEA officials; 3,642 rigs seized on January 19

Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation said it uncovered an illegal Bitcoin mining network tied to four senior Provincial Electricity Authority officials. On January 19, officers seized 3,642 mining rigs under "Operation Copperhead," and investigators also confiscated thousands of rigs linked to an assistant PEA governor with cash deposits worth 19 million baht ($612.9K).