Computers used for bitcoin mining are seized from a secretive makeshift room in a village in Zhidan County, Yan’an City, Northwest China’s Shannxi Province, Aug. 23, 2017. Local police had received a report that the power use in an oilfield area was abnormally high. On investigation, police found a makeshift room containing hundreds of computers shelved in rows being used to churn out the cryptocurrency. Police later discovered eight such rooms, seizing more than 1,600 computers and seven transformers, as well as other equipment. Four suspects have been detained for stealing electricity. (Photo/VCG)
