PANews reported on December 24 that the Russian government has approved a comprehensive ban on cryptocurrency mining in 10 regions, starting from January 1, 2025, and the ban will last until March 15, 2031. These regions include Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia, Chechnya, as well as the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions. The ban applies to both mining pool activities and individual mining operations.
In addition, Russia will implement seasonal mining restrictions in three Siberian regions: Irkutsk, Buryatia, and Transbaikal during the winter energy peak period. In 2025, these restrictions will last from January 1 to March 15, and then extend from November 15 of that year to March 15 of the following year.