Russian Energy Ministry plans to fully ban cryptocurrency mining in Moscow and other places from 2026

CoinFeed June 26 news, according to TASS report, the Russian Energy Ministry has drafted a government resolution to ban digital currency mining in Moscow, Moscow Oblast, and parts of Kursk Oblast from July 1, 2026 to December 31, 2032. The document shows the ban covers multiple municipal districts and towns in Kursk Oblast. Previously, the Russian government had decided to implement long-term mining bans in many places in the North Caucasus, Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Kherson Oblast, etc. from 2025, and upgraded the seasonal power restriction measures in the Republic of Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai to long-term restrictions.