Government: \*_bans electricity_\*

_Sun goes down and it gets dark_

Government: \*_bans darkness_\*

_nothing happens_

Government: \*_bans darkness again_\*

Ehhh I am not sure they really subsidized theirs.... they have had grid issues for years now since they never upgraded or took care of them and then were sanctioned. They have had blackout issues for a while now 

Cje95

subsidies electricity for the people, keeping prices artificially low

spin up miners to take advantage of cheap electricity

bitcoin

Venezuela bans crypto mining to protect power grid

Let me guess, 

Government: \**subsidies electricity for the people, keeping prices artificially low*\*

People: \**spin up miners to take advantage of cheap electricity*\*

Government: \**surprised Pikachu face*\*