A Bitcoin mining company owned by Russia's internet ombudsman is planning to open a new facility and corner 20% of the international market.
Internet ombudsman targets BTC. As local financial news outlet RBC reported on Oct. 29, Russian Mining Company plans to repurpose a metal factory in the country's northern province of Karelia.
Closed due to US sanctions in 2018, the ex-Rusal facility could soon host a Bitcoin mining farm so large it could account for one-fifth of global output.
"Our idea consists of converting the factory and selling its computer power as a service, that is to say, offering IT services," the ombudsman, CEO Dmitry Marinichev, told RBC. Marinichev steered RBC through a $43 million initial coin offering in 2017, a sale that remains Russia's largest.
Despite his links to the Russian government, Marinichev has come out critical of some policy, particularly aspects involving the internet.
The Kremlin's attempt to block instant messaging service Telegram, for example, earned scorn.
Efforts have so far been in vain, as Telegram still remains accessible, while efforts could soon shift to the release of the company's own digital currency.
As Cointelegraph reported, competition in Bitcoin mining has heated up once again in 2019.
Despite the mixed performance of Bitcoin itself, hash rate - or the combined computing power dedicated to mining - continues to hit all-time highs.
Bitmain, one of the industry's major mining participants, last week announced it would look to make its new facility in Texas the most powerful worldwide in the coming years.
Russia: Government Official Expects To Mine 20% Of The World's Bitcoin
Published on Oct 29, 2019
by Cointele | Published on Coinage
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