The Russian government has imposed a ban on mining in Buryatia and Transbaikalia until 2031.

The Russian government has imposed a complete ban on cryptocurrency mining in several districts of the Republic of Buryatia and the Trans-Baikal Territory until March 15, 2031. The relevant document was published on March 20 on the official portal for the publication of legal acts.

It is specified that the restrictive measures will enter into force on April 1, 2026. The ban applies to the territories of the subjects of Russia indicated in the relevant items of the government list.

"In the territories of the subjects of the Russian Federation specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the list (districts of the Republic of Buryatia and the Trans-Baikal Territory. — Ed.), — from April 1, 2026 to March 15, 2031," the document says.

Secret Chancellery: Russia will tighten responsibility for illegal mining

Violators face fines and confiscation of equipment.

On December 26, 2025, employees of the FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Transbaikalia stopped the activities of an illegal mining farm, which caused damage to a uranium mining enterprise in the Priargunsky district, estimated at more than 5 million rubles. A criminal case has been opened under paragraph "b" of Part 2 of Article 165 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Causing property damage by deception or abuse of trust on an especially large scale").

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