Crypto Farms Mining at Russian Oil Fields Reach 85 MW of Capacity, Analysts Say

Bitcoin.com | Aug 31, 2022 at 8:30 AM
  • Farms mining cryptocurrency at oil wells in Russia account for 85 megawatts (MW) of energy capacity, experts have estimated.
  • If 1.6% of the associated gas, which is currently flared, was used for mining, then the annual income of the miners involved would double to 2.5 billion rubles.
  • In June, Russian crypto media reported that Bitriver has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Gazprom Neft, the oil production arm of Russia’s energy giant Gazprom, to utilize electricity generated from associated gas at its wells.