New measures against illegal mining: Novak demands tighter control
Date: 2025-07-18 Author: Henry Casey Categories: IN WORLD
During a meeting devoted to issues of energy supply to miners, Novak instructed relevant departments to develop additional measures to combat illegal mining. Representatives of federal structures, deputies, energy companies and key market players took part in the discussion.
The Ministry of Energy, Roskomnadzor and the Federal Tax Service reported on the current situation with mining regulation and measures to identify violators. Let us recall that since the beginning of this year, mining has been prohibited in a number of regions of the country: seasonal restrictions are in effect in Buryatia and Transbaikalia, and in a number of territories, including the LPR, DPR, North Caucasus, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions, the ban will last until 2031. In other regions, companies and individual entrepreneurs have the right to mine cryptocurrency subject to registration with the Federal Tax Service, and individuals can mine without registration if their consumption does not exceed 6 thousand kWh per month.
Among the proposals voiced at the meeting is the redistribution of electrical capacities that remain unused during the mining ban. In addition, issues of equipment labeling and certification were discussed, which should complicate the work of illegals. Particular attention was paid to increasing penalties for unauthorized connection to power grids and theft of electricity.
Novak also instructed the Ministry of Energy to consider the possibility of introducing the fourth category of power supply reliability for miners. This measure will allow operators to remotely limit the supply of electricity during peak consumption hours, which should reduce the load on the networks and minimize the risk of interruptions.
According to analysts, the Russian mining segment provides about 16.6% of the global cryptocurrency mining volume. Despite the official legalization of mining since 2024, a significant part of the business still remains in the shadows - only a third of the participants are officially registered. One of the key problems remains the lack of a transparent mechanism for legalizing equipment previously imported without paying all duties. The industry hopes that the authorities will offer an "amnesty" for equipment, which will bring a large number of miners out of the shadows. Experts emphasize that such measures can give a strong impetus to the development of the industry on legal grounds. The final proposals are planned to be finalized and presented to the government in the near future.
