Elektricitet

Iran lukker krypto-minefarme på grund af rekordstor efterspørgsel efter strøm

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Myndigheder i Iran planlægger at frakoble licenserede kryptominefaciliteter, da elforbruget i landet når rekordhøje. Minegårdene bliver onsdag afskåret fra nettet, the Islamic Republic’s Ministry of Energy announced. Legal Crypto…

Antallet af ødelagte ulovlige kryptominefarme i Iran nærmer sig 7,000

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Authorities in Iran have shut down close to 7,000 unauthorized facilities for cryptocurrency mining in the past two years, det afslørede lokale medier. According to a report, most of the illegal bitcoin farms were concentrated in five provinces of the Islamic Republic,…

Foreslået forbud mod kryptominedrift i Norge får ikke støtte i parlamentet

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A push to prohibit the energy-intensive proof-of-work mining of cryptocurrencies in Norway has been rejected by the majority of lawmakers. The ban had been suggested by the far-left Red Party which also didn’t win backing to raise an electricity tax for…

Ruslands antimonopolagentur foreslår højere elpriser for hjemmekrypteringsminearbejdere

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The anti-monopoly service of Russia has suggested that Russians minting digital currencies at their homes should pay more for the spent electrical energy. The proposal comes after the submission of a bill tailored to regulate cryptocurrency mining to the Russian parliament….

Abkhasien forlænger forbuddet mod kryptominedrift indtil årets udgang

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Authorities in Abkhazia have decided to maintain a ban on cryptocurrency mining in the territory. The partially recognized republic in the South Caucasus is restricting the energy-intensive extraction of digital currencies, citing problems with power supply. Bitcoin Mining Remains Prohibited in…

Kasakhstan slår ned på ulovlig minedrift, Buster 13 Crypto Farms

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Authorities in Kazakhstan have gone after illegal crypto mining operations amid ongoing issues with electricity supply. Working together with law enforcement, the country’s energy ministry announced the closure of over a dozen facilities minting digital currencies. Government Shuts Down Unauthorized Crypto…

Elektricitetsforbruget stiger i Irkutsk, efterhånden som flere russere begynder at udvinde kryptovaluta

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Electricity suppliers in the Russian region of Irkutsk have registered a surge in power consumption in residential areas which they are blaming on cryptocurrency mining. Planes with mining equipment from restricted China continue to land in the region, and cases of…

Blockchain-baseret socialt netværk Viblos lancerer betaversion i marts

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EU bør forbyde proof-of-work kryptomining, en direktør hos den europæiske værdipapirvagthund har insisteret. Coins relying on the energy-intensive method of minting pose a risk to efforts aimed at meeting climate change goals such as those set in the…

Kosovo beslaglægger hundredvis af kryptominemaskiner i forbindelse med undertrykkelse

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Police in Kosovo seized another batch of over 200 mining devices as part of raids that started on Thursday. The offensive against underground crypto farms was launched after authorities in Pristina banned the power-hungry minting of digital currencies amid an energy…

Strømafbrydelser i Ruslands Irkutsk-region beskyldes for hjemmeminearbejdere

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Russians mining cryptocurrency in their homes have been blamed for the problems with the electricity supply in Irkutsk. Power outages have become a frequent occurrence in the region which maintains the lowest electricity rates in Russia. Subsidized household energy has turned…