The authorities of the Sverdlovsk region announced the appearance of a data center, which, among other things, can be used for cryptocurrency mining. The amount of investments in the project should be from 1 billion rubles.
The possibility of building a data center was discussed by regional officials with BitRiver and other participants in the cryptocurrency market back in the summer, during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
“During the construction of a data center, an investor cannot always fill all its capacities by 100%. Therefore, in principle, we, as a region, see for ourselves that these investors could use some of the capacities, including for the purposes of cryptocurrency mining, ”explains Dmitry Ionin, Deputy Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region.
The official clarifies that the region will only be happy with large investors who are ready to invest in the project, taking into account the construction and purchase of equipment in the amount of 1 billion rubles. Dmitry Ionin assured that there are enough places in the Sverdlovsk region where there is an excess of electricity, and the region can provide investors with a choice of several sites for the implementation of this project.
The other day, the Kommersant publication, citing distributors of mining devices, reported that in the fourth quarter of this year, the demand for ASIC miners increased significantly in Russia.
Source: Bits
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