Russian Republic Dagestan Battles Underground Crypto Mining Amid Power Outages
Dagestan, a republic in Russia, is stepping up efforts to tackle illegal cryptocurrency mining due to its impact on the power grid and public safety. Underground mining operations have caused recent infrastructure damage...
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Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
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