An illegal mining farm was found in the village of Unzukul.

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During a raid in the village of Unzukul, law enforcement and energy officials discovered an illegal mining farm with seven devices for cryptocurrency mining.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", since the beginning of the year, 52 illegal mining farms have been discovered in Dagestan, with 958 cryptocurrency mining devices seized. On October 3, another mining farm with 140 cryptocurrency mining devices was found in the village of Maidan.

On November 3, another illegally operating mining farm was found in the village of Unzukul, reports RIA "Dagestan" citing the head of the Gumbetovskaya RES branch of "Dagenegro" Mukhtarakhamed Murtazaev.

During an inspection at one of the sites, according to Murtazaev, seven specialized devices for cryptocurrency mining were found, each with a power of about 3.5 kW. Thus, the total power of the farm is 24.5 kW. The equipment was seized.

In December 2024, the head of Dagestan Sergey Melikov signed an appeal to the government of Russia requesting a ban on cryptocurrency mining in the republic due to the load on the power grid. The Russian government introduced a complete ban on mining from 2025 until March 15, 2031, which is also implemented in Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia, and Chechnya.

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