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Hidden crypto farm in Mexican mountains puts spotlight on cartel funding
- Police found a clandestine crypto-mining farm in remote mountains of Puebla after locals heard a loud mechanical whir — it contained hundreds of GPUs, satellite dishes and was the fourth such site found nearby.
- Authorities say Mexican cartels are getting into crypto mining and laundering, often relying on stolen or very cheap electricity (possibly from a nearby hydro dam) to make it profitable.
- Globally, illicit crypto flows more than doubled in 2025 to about $154 billion, boosting crypto-related crime even as investigators get better at tracing transactions.
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