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miners had entered the Federal Tax Service Register since late 2024
He also said the ministry was working on measures to bring the remaining 70% into the legal fold.Russia hopes to tax and regulate crypto
miningDeputy Energy Minister Petr Konyushenko said in an interview with RIA Novosti, translated to English by Google, that the national
precise identification of consumers using electricity for mining needs
registry of crypto mining rigs and other related hardware in February to help enforce bans on mining in regions where it is prohibited,
according to RIA Novosti.Some Russian regions ban crypto miningThe Russian government began enforcing a crypto mining-related bill in
November, introducing legal definitions and registration requirements for mining businesses.The government also banned crypto mining, both
mining pool activity and individual crypto mining, in 10 Russian regions for six years, state-owned news agency TASS reported on Dec
digital development ministry was working on a new bill to increase the fines for illegal crypto mining operations to 2 million Russian
exchangeIllegal crypto miners shut downRussian authorities have already cracked down on several illegal crypto-mining operations since the
start of the year.On June 19, an official representative of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that local police had
discovered a mining farm in a garage complex in the city of Bataysk.Russian authorities found a truck hosting an illegal crypto-mining site
siphoning electricity from a village
Source: Babr MashMeanwhile, on June 14, Russian authorities shut down a crypto mining operation hidden inside a truck siphoning electricity
from a village in the Pribaikalsky region.Magazine: How crypto laws are changing across the world in 2025
