The Russian Ministry of Energy is now considering it strictly regulated to offer Bitcoin -MIERBUIT Industrial stimuli to move to the north of the country.
De verhuizing volgt op Rusland dat een bitcoin-mijnbouwverbod op tien regio’s (voornamelijk in het zuiden) in januari van dit jaar slaat: Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia, Tshechtala, Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia en Kherson.
The prohibition will remain in force until 15 March 2031 and the government is investigating plans to extend the limitations to new regions.
Russia – with its relatively cold weather and cheap energy stocks – was historically one of the world’s best bitcoin -mining hubs. But it is increasingly suffering from energy shortages since the outbreak of the Ukraine war, which causes local black -outs and the government encourages the industry to relieve the pressure.
The Vice Minister of Energie van Russia, Yevgeny Grabcha, suggested in an interview with State News Outlet Tass That Bitcoin -my workers could re -use the ‘common capacity’ of unused Power Grid centers in North Russia that were previously used for oil production.
“The resources of the fields are exhausted, but the power centers have been stored and can be used by miners in the long term if they benefit the economy and energy system of the region,” he said.
Regions that are emphasized for expansion include “the entire north, part of the northwest, and some parts of the Volga region.”
The minister did not outline fixed plans in terms of the following steps, only that the agency was in discussion with miners about relocation.
Does the mining ban of Russia work?
The initiative to ban mining in southern regions has so far had some success in terms of reducing stress on the electricity grid. The government claims that the ban has saved more than 300 MW so far – enough to provide a small city with power.
That does not mean that this one Bitcoin Mining restrictions have proved especially popular in Russia. Some analysts have said that steps to prohibit mining, can cause missed opportunities for economic development and investments in poor regions.
Other Russians have emphasized that the mining ban is incorrectly presented in Western media. Denis Rusinovich, a partner with the cryptocurrency -mining group, claimed that many major business miners are still allowed to operate in these regions. He told The Mining Pod The prohibition is only enforced in the case of smaller non -regulated miners or individuals.
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