Russian miner fined 200,000 rubles for hidden 88-rig farm in Komi
- —The farm operated from December to February and consumed unmetered electricity
- —Utility Komi Energosbytovaya Kompaniya estimated damage at over 2 million rubles
- —The case was opened under Article 165 of the Criminal Code on FSB materials
- —Komi is not among Russian regions where crypto mining is banned
Why it matters: The case shows that in regions where mining is legal, Russian authorities prosecute power theft rather than the mining itself.
Source: BitNovosti