jbz<p>💰 Power company hid illegal crypto mine that may have caused outages<br>—<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span></p><p>「 Crypto mining is popular in Siberia because of low operating costs, Crypto News noted, due to the cool temperatures and cheap power supply. But many in Siberia have blamed crypto miners for power outages and grid instability that can cause significant harms during winter months 」</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/12/russian-power-provider-struck-deal-that-hid-illegal-crypto-mine-on-state-land/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">24/12/russian-power-provider-struck-deal-that-hid-illegal-crypto-mine-on-state-land/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/cryptomining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptomining</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/siberia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>siberia</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a></p>