Excesses of natural gas formed after a decrease in export supplies to the European Union can be used to mining cryptocurrencies, said the head of the Ministry of Economics of the Master, Alexei Chekunkov.

The official emphasized that it is unacceptable to use electricity from common mining networks, especially in energy -deficient regions.

“On your resources, on gas you can minute. We have a lot of gas, which used to be sold to Europe, now lies in the ground. Please put energy installations, minute, ”said Chekunkov.

The department believes that this approach will effectively use unclaimed energy resources.

It should be noted that the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation has already proposed taxing lease of devices for mining cryptocurrencies and providing computing power.

Earlier, Deputy Energy Ministan Yevgeny Grabchak said that the ministry has prepared a regulatory framework for the introduction of a year-round ban on mining in Transbaikalia and Buryatia.