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Kazahstan ukrepa proti nezakonitemu rudarjenju, Doprsni kipi 13 Kripto kmetije

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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, država’s energy ministry announced the closure of over a dozen facilities minting digital currencies. Government Shuts Down Unauthorized Crypto…

Electricity Consumption Spikes in Irkutsk as More Russians Start Mining Cryptocurrency

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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…

Regulator ponovno poziva k prepovedi rudarjenja z dokazom o delu v EU

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The EU should prohibit proof-of-work crypto mining, an executive at the European securities watchdog has insisted. 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 Seizes Hundreds of Crypto Mining Machines in Crackdown

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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…

Power Outages in Russia’s Irkutsk Region Blamed on Home Miners

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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…

Single Mining Farm Needs as Much Power as 24,000 Homes, Kazakhstan Estimates

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Authorities in Kazakhstan have calculated the energy used in the country’s crypto mining industry which competes for electricity with other sectors of the economy and households. The government has also estimated the additional supply necessary to meet the growing demand from…

Iran zapira več nezakonitih kripto farm, Skupaj presežem 5,300

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Authorities in Iran are continuing their crackdown on unauthorized cryptocurrency mining as electricity demand remains high. Država’s power utility company has so far closed down more than 5,300 illegal mining facilities, seizing an enormous amount of coin-minting machines. Power Utility…