in early January Bitcoin miningDue to the confusion that took place in Kazakhstan, which ranks second in the world, internet and power outages were experienced.
Cryptocurrency miners, affected by the power outages, started their activities again after the problems were resolved.
However, the electricity problem in the country does not seem to be solved. For KazakhistanThere was another power outage.
In the statement made by the Kazakhstan Electricity Network Operator (KEGOC), it was stated that on January 25, 2022 at 11:59 (Nur-Sultan time), there was a power outage in Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan) due to a problem in the electricity transmission line in Kazakhstan. .
According to the news of CoinDesk, due to the electricity shortage in Kazakhstan, between January 24-31, “the planned electricity supply to those dealing with cryptocurrency mining was completely canceled.
CoinDesk stated that KEGOC has said it will consider rolling back the restrictions on cryptocurrency miners if the energy situation improves.
Cambridge University, looking at the data for August 2021, revealed that Kazakhstan is home to about one-fifth of the world’s Bitcoin mining.