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Buryatia Supports Strengthening the Ban on Cryptocurrency Mining

The government of Buryatia has supported the introduction of a year-round ban on cryptocurrency mining, citing a severe existing electricity deficit. The regional Ministry of Transport, Energy, and Road Infrastructure stated that the ban is a measure to stabilize the power supply and ensure the rational use of resources. The energy deficit in Buryatia and two neighboring regions—Irkutsk Oblast and Zabaykalsky Krai—reaches nearly 3,000 MW. Previously, restrictions were only in place during the high-load winter period from November 15 to March 15. This follows a previous report that the Russian government plans to introduce a year-round mining ban in southern Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai starting in 2026. Earlier in 2025, mining was restricted until spring 2031 in several energy-deficient Russian territories, including regions of the North Caucasus and occupied Ukrainian territories, where the ban is year-round. Seasonal restrictions were applied in Buryatia, Zabaykalsky Krai, and southern Irkutsk Oblast during the heating season, though the governor of Irkutsk later secured a full ban for his region. Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai had previously requested a full ban, but a decision was postponed in June to first assess the financial impact on the power grid and prepare a regulatory framework for redistributing miners' power capacity to social facilities. Despite this, the Ministry of Energy stated in September that it saw no grounds for new mining bans, claiming it had received no requests from regional authorities and that the national power system was handling the load.

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