Kazakhstan’s energy ministry shuts down 13 illegal crypto farms across the country.
Working together with law enforcement, the country’s energy ministry announced the closure of over a dozen facilities minting digital currencies.Local departments of the Committee for Atomic and Energy Supervision of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy have carried out a number of inspections to identify illegal coin mining operations in the country, the department. Members of the country’s law enforcement and other government agencies also took part in the joint checks.
In the Karaganda region, authorities found mining facilities with a total capacity of over 31 MW and in the Pavlodar region – another 22 MW of mining equipment. They also unplugged hardware in the Turkistan region – 3.28 MW, Akmola region – 1.03 MW, Kostanay region – 0.82 MW, in the capital Nur-Sultan – 1.8 MW, Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty – 3.5 MW, and Shymkent – 4 MW.
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