Main takeaway: Malaysia seized over 75,000 crypto miners and arrested 629 people in more than 3,000 raids from 2022 to May 2026. Authorities—police, Tenaga Nasional Berhad and local bodies—targeted illegal mining using unauthorized power tapping, meter tampering, grid disruption or unlicensed operations; Malaysia allows holding and trading crypto but does not recognize it as legal tender.
币界网消息，马来西亚副内政部长Shamsul Anuar在国会表示，2022年至2026年5月期间，马来西亚当局在全国超3000次突击行动中查获逾7.5万台加密货币矿机，并逮捕629人。相关行动由马来西亚警方、国家电力公司Tenaga Nasional Berhad及地方当局联合开展，重点打击通过未经授权接电、篡改电表、扰乱供电系统或无牌运营进行的非法挖矿。Shamsul Anuar表示，马来西亚允许持有和交易加密货币，但不承认其为法定货币。