Uzbekistan triples electricity tax on crypto mining
Feeling that crypto mining is draining their energy resources, Uzbekistan is making it much more costly to operate.
Feeling that crypto mining is draining their energy resources, Uzbekistan is making it much more costly to operate.
The decree states that an organization or individual providing an electronic platform for the exchange, purchase or sale of digital assets, will be recognized as an exchange in Uzbekistan.
Blockchain company Glosfer (CEO Taewon Kim) announced that it signed MoUs with Uzbekistan’s farm product distributor and the Small Businesses and Private Entrepreneurship’s Export Promotion Fund (EPF).
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has tapped several government agencies to take charge of an initiative to develop a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency activities.
The government’s green-light plus its ultra-low energy costs is making the country an attractive place for cryptocurrency activities.