Belarus president Lukashenko calls on state to mine cryptocurrency

Belarus president Lukashenko calls on state to mine cryptocurrency

Belarus has lots of abandoned industrial sites that could be used to generate revenue through cryptocurrency mining, the Belarusian president said. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has called on the government to mine cryptocurrency use spare power infrastructure.Lukashenko spoke at the opening of the Petrikovsky mining and processing plant on Aug. 27, urging workers to move into crypto mining in Belarus instead of pursuing low-paying farming positions abroad, Russian news agency RBC reported.The president said that Belarus has enough electricity resources to power cryptocurrency....


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