Cryptocurrency mining banned in North Caucasus
The Russian government has banned cryptocurrency mining in the republics of the North Caucasus since 2025. The list includes Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia and Chechnya.
 
It will also be legally prohibited to mine "crypto" in the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. In addition, the ban will be in effect in the Irkutsk region, Buryatia and the Zabaykalsky Krai in the winter - until March 15.
 
The restrictions are related to the fact that there is a shortage of electricity in these regions. The measures taken will help balance the energy supply in the context of growing demand.
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