Russian miners keep running, may see pivot to Bitcoin in response to sanctions By Cointelegraph

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Russian (BTC) miners are reportedly running as usual despite the government’s invasion of Ukraine this week.

According to estimates from the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption index, miners in Russia accounted for around 11.2% of the global BTC hash rate as of August 2021. With sanctions on the Russian government coming from the U.S. and allied NATO nations, it is unclear how the local BTC sector and the broader market will be impacted.