Russian Crypto Mining Firm BitRiver Hit As CEO Arrested In Tax Case
Igor Runets, the entrepreneur behind one of Russia’s biggest Bitcoin farms, was taken into custody Friday as tax investigators moved in on his company. The move shocked many in the mining world because BitRiver runs huge data halls in Siberia and has been a visible player since the early 2020s. Related Reading: With Bitcoin Below […]
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Russian crypto mining operator Bitriver will use electricity generated from associated gas provided by Gazprom Neft to mint digital coins. As part of a new agreement, the mining company will in return develop the digital infrastructure at the oil producer’s wells in Russia. Crypto Mining Operator Bitriver to Cooperate With Russian Oil Giant Gazprom Neft Russia’s third largest oil producer, Gazprom Neft, will power data centers operated by the country’s leading crypto mining company, Bitriver. The electricity needed for the production of digital currencies will be....
The third-largest oil producer in Russia has joined forces with BitRiver, a bitcoin mining business based in Switzerland, to mine bitcoin utilizing spare resources. BitRiver will construct the digital infrastructure at the Russian oil fields of Gazpromneft as part of a new partnership. Associated petroleum gas, a kind of natural gas found in oil deposits, […]
Russia’s biggest crypto mining company is under renewed scrutiny after authorities detained BitRiver founder and CEO Igor Runets on multiple tax evasion charges, deepening the legal and financial pressure on a firm already constrained by sanctions and operational setbacks. Related Reading: With Bitcoin Below $80K, ARK Reframes The Narrative Around Gold The case, which is […]