Hanoi, Nov. 20 -- Malaysia's Energy Transition and Water Transformation Ministry (PETRA) has said that the country lost over 1.1 billion USD due to illegal crypto mining since 2020. In a report to the Parliament, PETRA said that the Malaysia's state electric utility provider Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) had detected 13,827 establishments suspected of being illegal cryptocurrency mining sites. In Malaysia, cryptocurrency mining is not considered illegal, but establishments must comply with government's regulations, including registration, environmental impact assessments and energy efficiency controls. TNB created a database of information on owners and tenants suspected of stealing electricity to operate bitcoin mining farms and is workin...