Makmek Danay (Danai Makmek)

Makmek Danay (Danai Makmek)

Biography

2021: Death during cryptocurrency mining

At the end of July 2021, it became known that Thailand he died in, which miner bitcoin is considered the first case of death from mining. cryptocurrencies

26-year-old Danai McMeck was electrocuted when he tried to turn on his computer farm to extract more cryptocurrency. The incident occurred on July 20, 2021 in the central province of Chonburi in Thailand.

Like many cryptocurrency miners, he connected several hard drives to create a large cryptocurrency mining farm, which he cooled with electric fans.

When his system shut down, Danai panicked and could not turn it on again. His brother promised that on July 22, 2021, together with Danai, he would go to the specialist to fix a system that could earn from $2 thousand. every week. Concerned about the loss of income, Danai took matters into his own hands and decided to try to repair the car on his own, as his brother said.

It is believed that Danai died after a computer for mining bitcoins exploded and electrocuted him. The computer was modified to give it more power.

The brother said he found his brother dead on the morning of July 21, 2021, after he arrived with a technician to repair a computer farm. According to his brother, Danai lay, grieving, above the installation for mining bitcoins.

Police Colonel Santi Shusheud said that there was no sign of breaking into the room and that Danai had no suspicious injuries, which suggested that he had been electrocuted.

We believe that he tried to repair the broken car on his own, and he was electrocuted. We are still investigating this case, but so far neither hacking nor suspicious injuries have been discovered, commented police colonel Santi Shusheud.

Although Danai's death is considered the first related to cryptocurrency mining, a large amount of electricity needed for Bitcoin mining has already led to accidents, albeit not so tragic.^[1]

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