Russia’s largest region to mint crypto at the gas wells of diamond mining giant

Yakutia, the vast and energy-rich region in the Russian Far East, is planning to mine cryptocurrency with the global leader in diamond extraction, Alrosa. The local government is now exploring options to install coin minting facilities at gas wells operated jointly with the giant producer of precious stones. Yakutia wants to mine Bitcoin at Siberian […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/russia-to-mint-crypto-gas-wells-of-diamond/