Demand for Mining Hardware Spikes in Russia, Prices Rise
The market for crypto mining equipment in Russia has seen strong interest from buyers of both new and used devices, retail data indicates. This year, demand for application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) machines has multiplied exponentially while video cards have been in short supply leading to rising prices. Crypto Miners in Russia Looking to Increase Computing Power Online retailers have registered a surging demand for mining machines, brand new and second hand, the Russian business daily Kommersant reported. Searches for devices designed to mine bitcoin (BTC), or ASICs, on the....
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Platforms listing ads for mining hardware have been registering declining demand since Bank of Russia’s call for a ban on the minting of digital currencies among other crypto activities. While mining may eventually be legalized, miners can expect to pay higher electricity bills.
Supply Exceeds Demand on Russian Market for Mining Chips
Mining hardware is now more often offered than sought, Russian online marketplaces have noticed. The trend began after the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) published a consultation paper this month, in which the regulator proposed a blanket ban....
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Armed robbers have plundered a large crypto mining facility not far from the Russian capital, local media reported. The unidentified perpetrators stole dozens of video cards in the latest incident involving theft of coin minting hardware, which has been on the rise in Russia.
Unknown Attackers Steal Mining Equipment From Crypto Farm in Russia
A crypto mining farm in the village of Kuchino, near the city of Domodedovo in Moscow Oblast, has been raided by thieves, the Russian crypto news outlet Bits.media reported on Wednesday. The mining facility was located in a warehouse owned....
Data shows GPU prices have continued to go down recently as Ethereum mining profits have been observing a decline. GPU Prices Plunge As Demand From Ethereum Miners Fades Data from the tech outlet Tom’s Hardware suggests graphics cards prices continued their drawdown in June as they plummeted another 14%. Back in 2020, owing to a […]
Russia is a fine example of how difficult it is to gauge the situation related to Bitcoin. Bitcoin and Russia remain at odds with one another. The country is not too keen on embracing foreign currencies in general, and cryptocurrency is certainly not on their Christmas card list. However, the local population is showing an increasing demand for Bitcoin as of late. Do keep in mind this all needs to be taken with a grain of salt, as trading volumes remain very small. Compared to the peak of Bitcoin trading volume in 2013, Russia continues to show an increasing appetite. In fact, a new record....