Russia’s Ministry of Energy has launched the National Crypto-Mine Rig Registry to phase out miners who have evaded illegal setups to pay taxes and steal electricity from grids.
State-owned newspaper Ria Novosti explain In a report on Friday, the Russian Ministry of Energy, the Federal Tax Service and the Russian Ministry of Digital Development have “compiled the register” and sent it to “areas where miners’ activities are increased.”
In June, Russian Finance Ministry official Ivan Chebeskov said, despite Introducing crypto mining lawsSince the second half of 2024, only 30% of miners have entered the federal tax register. He also said the department is Take measures to make the remaining 70% Enter the legal fold.
Russia wants taxation and regulate cryptomines
Deputy Energy Minister Petr Konyushenko said in an interview with Google Translate to English that the National Registration Center is “a step to legalizing the industry and reducing illegal consumption.”
“The creation of such a registry will allow the use of electricity to accurately determine the consumer meets mining needs. This is essential for special regulations and taxation on them.”
Ria Novosti said Russia’s Ministry of Energy first marked the plan to formulate a national registry for crypto mining rigs and other relevant hardware in February to help ban the ban on its mining.
Cryptomatic mining is prohibited in some Russian regions
Russian government begins to enforce cryptocurrencies November mining-related billsintroduces legal definitions and registration requirements for mining operations.
So are the government Crypto mining is prohibitedboth Mining pool The state-owned news agency TASS conducted activities and personal crypto mining in 10 regions of Russia for 10 years on December 24. The ban is in effect until March 15, 2031, hoping to prevent power outages.
Meanwhile, on June 9, Forbes Russia Report Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development is developing a new bill to increase illegal fines Crypto mining operations to 2 million rubles ($25,500), up from the current 200,000 rubles ($2,534).
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Illegal encryption miner shut down
Russian authorities have cracked down on several illegal crypto operations since the beginning of this year.
On June 19, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Interior Report Local police found a mining site in a garage in Besack.
Meanwhile, on June 14, Russian authorities closed down Encrypted mining operations hidden inside the truck Siphon electricity from a village in Pribakarski region.
