Russia prepares to launch a 100-megawat crypto mining farm in Buryatia.
Construction of the infrastructure for the large-scale project is already underway, carried out by a subsidiary of Russia’s largest mining operator, Bitriver.A 100-megawatt data processing center dedicated to the minting of digital coins will open this year in Buryatia, a Russian republic in south-central Siberia, the Russian Far East and the Arctic Development Corporation announced.
Bitriver-B, a subsidiary of Russia’s mining giant Bitriver, has already started the construction of buildings, other infrastructure, and the supply of the necessary power equipment. The new enterprise will create about 100 jobs, the company said.
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