Miners flocked to the country to take advantage of cheap energy and loose regulation. Now most of them have moved on, leaving little behind but moldering
Bitcoin Mining Was Booming in Kazakhstan. Then It Was Gone.. Miners flocked to the country to take advantage of cheap energy and loose regulation. Now most of them have moved on, leaving little behind but moldering equipment and social tension. To reach.
The central Asian country became No. 2 in the world for Bitcoin mining. But political turmoil and power cuts have hit hard, and the future looks bleak.
Kazakhstan’s Bitcoin-mining boom ended even quicker than it started.
A squeeze in the central Asian nation’s power supply has pushed the government to place big limits on the energy-intensive industry.