Russia Now World’s Second Biggest Crypto Mining Nation – Report
Russia is now the world’s second-biggest crypto miner, according to a Friday report by Russian news outlet Kommersant. According to this report, data from Russia’s biggest mining company, BitRiver, shows that the Russian Federation attained a mining power of 1 gigawatt (GW) during the first quarter of 2023 to displace the Republic of Kazakhstan from its position. As expected, the United States still remains the largest crypto-mining nation with a capacity of 3-4 GW. That said, other nations that rank in the top 10 according to BitRiver’s report include the Gulf countries, Canada,....
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