Kirgiške oblasti so razkrile več kot 500 nezakonitih rudarskih kmetij

Državni odbor za nacionalno varnost Kirgizistana (SCNS) je razkril, da so ujeli in zaprli več kot 500 nezakonito delujočih rudarskih kmetij kripto, ki so bile neposredno povezane z električnim omrežjem. Poleg tega je SCNS poudaril tudi nevzdržno naravo kripto rudarjenja, saj rudarska oprema porabi do 3,000 kilovatov električne energije na uro.

“More than 500 mining farms illegally connected to power grids have been revealed. It should be noted that the mining farms subsequently lead to a shortage of generated electricity since one set of equipment consumes about 1,500-3,000 kilowatts per hour”, Local News Organization, 24Kg cited the State Committee for National Security.

Kirgizistan naj določi regulativni okvir za kriptovalute

Kyrgyzstan government has also potrjena its plans to enforce a regulatory framework on the crypto industry. The State Service for Regulation and Supervision of the Financial Market has proposed a crypto regulations Draft to govern exchanges operating in the country.

Osnutek podpira vladno odločitev o ureditvi trga kriptovalut skupaj z navedbo pravnega okvira za kroženje digitalnih sredstev v državi. Ministrstvo poudarja potrebo po predpisih o kriptovalutah, ki so bistvena za prizadevanja za olajšanje tehnološke in inovativne rasti skupaj z nadzorom tveganja.

“This will reduce risks and assist in the development of innovative technologies and the formation of a digital economy, as well as lay the foundation for the development of the systemic market and create the preconditions for participation for a wider range of participants, including qualified investors and business…Regulation of the activities of crypto-exchanges will be carried out on the basis of a functional approach by the authorized body in the field of regulation and supervision of the financial market.”, navedla the Ministry.

Kirgizistan Government argued that since the rise in illegal crypto businesses in the nation, the authorities have raided several unregistered entities, and now deems it high time to take policy-based action on the industry. Kyrgyzstan’s crypto rudarstvo operations saw a radial rise post-2017 when the price of cryptocurrencies began to shoot through the roof globally. The nation saw the increased activity of miners instead of Kyrgyzstan’s cheap electricity.