Russia launches national crypto mining registry to crack down on illegal operations

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Russia is intensifying its crackdown on illegal cryptocurrency miners by launching a national registry of mining equipment, which would help identify unregistered operations.

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Rony Roy

Publish date

July 7, 2025

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Crypto.News

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https://crypto.news/russia-launches-national-crypto-mining-registry-to-crack-down-on-illegal-operations

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Russia targets illegal miners with new registry

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Officials have also reported instances of utility workers accepting bribes to overlook illegal connections and hackers exploiting smart home devices to build covert mining networks.

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A national registry will allow the government to accurately identify consumers using electricity for mining purposes, according to Deputy Energy Minister Petr Konyushenko

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