Data center operators have ‘no problem’ with new Russian crypto crackdown

Data center operators have ‘no problem’ with new Russian crypto crackdown

As Russia works to “more clearly prohibit the use of cryptocurrency,” the country’s largest data center operators aren’t really worried. BitRiver, the largest cryptocurrency mining colocation services provider in Russia, is unlikely to be affected by a new crypto crackdown from the Bank of Russia, according to the firm’s CEO.On Wednesday, the Russian central bank announced that the authority has started working with local banks in order to slow down payments to cryptocurrency exchanges.Sergey Shvetsov, the first deputy governor at the Bank of Russia, reportedly said that the regulator is....


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