Kazakhstan expects at least $1.5B in economic activity from crypto mining wit...
Kazakhstan currently ranks No. 2 in the world in terms of Bitcoin mining hash rate. A report from the Data Center Industry & Blockchain Association of Kazakhstan, or NABDC, estimates that cryptocurrency mining could bring $1.5 billion in revenue for the country over the next five years. Currently, corporate digital currency mining activities generate about 98 billion tenge ($230 million) per year in the country. Alan Dordzhiev, the president of the NABDC, issued the following statement as quoted by local news outlet kapital.kz:The figure of 98 billion tenge is just an economic effect from....
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Crypto miners now bring more than $230 million into the economy of Kazakhstan each year and estimates show the figure could increase significantly in the future. The industry’s leading organization has projected that the government can collect more than $300 million in taxes over the next five years.
Kazakhstan Makes Millions From Cryptocurrency Miners
Kazakhstan’s growing coin minting industry has the potential to pour $1.5 billion into the nation’s economy in a five-year period, resulting in over $300 million in tax revenue, according to the National....
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