Underground mining farm found in former store in Irkutsk region
- —The farm of nine ASIC devices operated in a former store from 2023 to 2025
- —Electricity was consumed bypassing meters, with damage exceeding 1 million rubles
- —The equipment was seized during searches, and the court fined the owner 150,000 rubles
Why it matters: In Russia, claims against miners relate primarily to unmetered electricity consumption rather than mining itself.
Source: CoinSpot