GRANT COUNTY, Ind. (WPTA) - The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is looking for information after they say Bitcoin machines with an estimated value of $700,000 were stolen earlier this month.

The department says they received a report of a theft from “Your Choice Ever Best” (YCEB) Bitcoin mining operation in Grant County on Oct. 2.

Bitcoin mining machines verify cryptocurrency transactions and secure the blockchain network, police say. YCEB’s website states they have an operating site in Marion, Indiana, after first establishing the company in China.

Investigators say the company reported a hijacked shipment of cargo from a semi that had 1,000 Bitcoin machines inside with an estimated value of $700,000.

Officers say they learned that the stolen shipment was in the Chicago area, and foll

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