U.S. Treasury sanctions Russian bitcoin miners as war enters its third month – CNBC

“Russia has a comparative advantage in crypto mining due to energy resources and a cold climate.

sanctions is BitRiver, which was founded in 2017, and as the name implies, operates its mining farms with hydroelectric power.

Congress has voted to ban imports of oil, gas and coal from Russia, while the European Union is considering similar measures, despite the bloc’s high level of dependency on Moscow’s resources.

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