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Bitcoin Miners Fleeing China Could Overload Siberia’s Power Grid

  • Crypto miners move to Russian Far East after Chinese crackdown
  • Irkutsk governor warns soaring power demand risks accidents
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A Siberian region known for its cheap electricity warned that a flood of Bitcoin miners from nearby China could overload its power grid after Beijing cracked down on cryptocurrency production.