Kazakhstan President Calls For Tax Hike on Crypto Mining: IFX

Current tax rate of 1 tenge ($0.002) per kilowatt for mining cryptocurrencies is too small and should be increased several-fold, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev tells government meeting, according to Interfax.

• Government should develop full package of measures to regulate and develop digital mining by April 1
• Miners should be licensed, pay reasonable electricity tariffs, pay taxes and support green energy projects
• NOTE: Kazakhstan Blames Short Circuit Not Bitcoin for Massive Blackout

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