Kazakhstan Expects $1.5 Billion From Crypto Mining in 5 Years, Estimates Suggest
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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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....
Authorities in Kazakhstan have calculated the energy used in the country’s crypto mining industry which competes for electricity with other sectors of the economy and households. The government has also estimated the additional supply necessary to meet the growing demand from mining farms and proposed a cap on the power rating of new facilities. Kazakhstan Measures Power Usage in Crypto Mining Sector, Estimates Deficit In an effort to explain why Kazakhstan is considering imposing restrictions on new cryptocurrency mining operations, the Ministry of Energy told local media that data....
The government of Kazakhstan has sanctioned 106 crypto mining farms for engaging in illicit crypto mining activities. Some ex-officials and Kazakhstan’s wealthiest businesses were found to be involved, according to the administration. According to the government’s announcement, 67,000 pieces of equipments valued around 100 billion tenges (approximately $193 million) were also seized. Kazakhstan Expels Illegal […]
More than 100 crypto farms in Kazakhstan have terminated operations as a result of ongoing inspections of the mining sector. Authorities have revealed that some of the facilities are linked to prominent businessmen and former government officials. Financial Watchdog Goes After Crypto Miners Across Kazakhstan The rapid expansion of crypto mining in Kazakhstan, since last year’s crackdown on the industry in China, has been blamed for persisting problems with electricity shortages and blackouts. The government has gone so far as to claim that illegal players in the sector are....
The crypto community reportedly expects Kazakhstan’s internet and mining industry to return to normal by next Monday. Despite major internet blackouts amid anti-government protests in Kazakhstan, some Bitcoin (BTC) miners operating in the country are not planning to leave the country just yet.BIT Mining, one of the largest BTC mining companies that relocated operations from China to Kazakhstan last year, is still evaluating the impact of political unrest in Kazakhstan, Chinese industry news agency 8btc reported Friday.“It is unlikely that our mining machines will be evacuated to North....