Russia Might Start Cryptocurrency Mining Using Its 20+ Gigawatt Surplus

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Igor Shuvalov, The Russian First Deputy Prime Minister declared that the Russian government is taking in consideration to create government’s Cryptocurrency Mining Centers, to use the energy surplus.

According to Bitfury, the current mining capacities are distributed as it follows:

CountryCapacity
China60%
United States16%
Georgia6%
European Union5%

Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/russia-discusses-starting-cryptocurrency-mining-with-its-20-gigawatt-surplus/

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