Paraguay seizes 2,738 ASICs as power theft crackdown continues
[May 31 2:05 PM] Power-intensive crypto mining is controversial in Paraguay, where an attempt at crypto regulation was vetoed because of it.
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Large Immersion Cooled Crypto Mining Farms to Extract Bitcoin in Middle East Desert
[May 11, 2023 10:30 PM] A project to build two large-scale facilities for cryptocurrency mining is underway in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The high-tech data centers will rely on a full immersion solution to cool the power-hungry miners as the desert climate renders…
Several Crypto Mining Operations Busted in Russia
[Mar 19, 2023 2:30 AM] Authorities and power utilities in various Russian regions have shut down illegal crypto mining farms, seizing hardware and taking operators to court. The action against the coin minting facilities comes amid discussions on a proposal to introduce…
At Least 1,000 Lawsuits Filed Against Crypto Miners in Russia’s Irkutsk Region
[Feb 13, 2023 7:30 PM] Authorities in the Russian region of Irkutsk have so far filed 1,000 lawsuits against what they call “gray” miners, or people minting coins in their homes. In over half of these cases, courts have ordered the defendants to compensate the operators…
Daily Raids on Crypto Farms as Abkhazia Intensifies Mining Crackdown
[Feb 12, 2023 1:00 AM] Authorities in Abkhazia are stepping up efforts to clamp down on cryptocurrency mining amid electricity shortages in the winter months. The government of the breakaway Georgian region announced it’s also taking measures to prevent imports of mining…
Russia Expands Its Crypto Mining Capacity, Report Reveals
[Feb 4, 2023 5:00 PM] The total capacity of crypto mining facilities in Russia has been increasing in the past year, despite the market downturn and sanctions, according to a survey of leading operators. Depressed prices of mining equipment and stronger interest from…
Ban on Crypto Mining in Residential Areas Proposed in Russia
[Jan 28, 2023 3:30 AM] Advisors to the Kremlin have suggested that home crypto mining should be banned in Russia, or in some of its regions. The stated motive for the proposal is to prevent fires in residential buildings. Amateur miners have been blamed for high loads on…
Crypto Miners in Kazakhstan Start Paying Higher Electricity Fees
[Jan 7, 2023 5:30 AM] Since the beginning of 2023, cryptocurrency miners operating in Kazakhstan are obliged to pay new fees for the power they need to mint digital coins. A surcharge introduced in 2021 now depends on the price of electricity consumed by bitcoin farms…
Iran Returns Seized Crypto Mining Equipment to Miners
[Jan 3, 2023 4:30 PM] A government body responsible for state property in Iran has released some of the hardware seized from illegal crypto mining farms. Its top executive explained the agency was obliged to do that by courts in the Islamic Republic, where unlicensed…