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The Russian Ministry of Energy has identified the need for criminal penalties for miners., 2026/05/04 09:28:04
The Ministry of Energy of Russia anticipates that by the end of the year, legislation will introduce criminal liability for illegal cryptocurrency mining. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Energy Pyotr Konushenko in an interview with TASS.
According to the official, the penalties are currently being discussed among federal authorities. The proposal has already garnered support from several agencies as well as the State Duma, Konushenko asserts. He mentioned that this issue was raised at a government commission on the development of the electric power industry last year.
The official believes it is appropriate to initially impose fines on illegal miners, with imprisonment for those who reconnect to the grid in violation of restrictions.
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“The first stage is administrative responsibility; for repeated reconnections, criminal liability should be introduced. These are very serious matters; it is essentially theft—however you label it, it must be punishable,” said the deputy minister.
Previously, the State Duma passed a bill in its first reading concerning administrative fines for violations of cryptocurrency mining legislation.
The Russian government has approved a list of regions where mining will be prohibited starting January 1, 2025. This list includes the republics of Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia, and Chechnya, as well as the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions. Additionally, there is a complete ban on mining in the southern part of Irkutsk Oblast. In certain areas of Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai, mining is prohibited during peak energy consumption periods. Formally, all restrictions are in effect until March 15, 2031—with the option for extension.
The Russian government’s commission on the development of the electric power industry is also set to discuss a proposal to ban cryptocurrency mining in Moscow and the Moscow region. The meeting is scheduled for May 18.
