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    By: coinspot.io|2026/08/18 19:19:00
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    Home mining in Moscow, the Moscow region, and certain municipal districts of the Kursk region has been completely banned since August 15: now it is prohibited to mine cryptocurrency in these areas even on small setups in apartments, garages, or summer houses.

    What Has Changed for Moscow and the Moscow Region

    The restrictions affect not only registered businesses but also private owners of small farms. This was reported by Rufat Abyazov, founder and CEO of GBIG Holdings.

    According to him, several groups fall under the new rules, and the consequences will vary for each. The most numerous and vulnerable category is private miners who kept two or three setups at home. Previously, such activities remained legal if monthly consumption did not exceed 6,000 kilowatt-hours. After August 15, mining is completely banned in Moscow and the region, regardless of volume.

    The main problem with this format of mining is the load on ordinary household networks. Apartment wiring is not designed to operate equipment in a mode close to industrial, and that too around the clock. The main risks here are quite practical:

    • High load on household electrical networks.
    • Risk of overheating and overloading wiring.
    • Fire hazard for the equipment owner and neighbors.

    Who Else is Affected by the Ban

    The new restrictions also apply to miners who were registered with the Federal Tax Service and paid taxes. They have two options: stop the equipment or move it outside the region where the ban is in effect.

    Operators of mining infrastructure are also hit hard. This refers to platforms that hosted clients' equipment for a fee: mining hotels, hosting providers, and owners of hangars with connected electrical capacity. For such companies, the ban effectively means ceasing operations in the relevant territory.

    Where Mining is Already Banned

    According to the current restrictions, the situation looks like this:

    • Dagestan, North Ossetia, Ingushetia, Chechnya, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, LPR, DPR, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions --- from January 1, 2025, to March 15, 2031 --- a complete ban on cryptocurrency mining.
    • The south of the Irkutsk region, most areas of Transbaikal and Buryatia --- until March 15, 2031 --- year-round restrictions.

    Thus, the ban covers both private cryptocurrency mining, including Bitcoin, and professional platforms that serviced owners of mining equipment.

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    What is Considered Home Mining

    Home mining is the extraction of cryptocurrency on equipment installed in an apartment, garage, private house, or summer house. This scheme typically requires the mining device, stable power supply, cooling, internet, mining software, cryptocurrency wallet, and connection to a pool if the miner is not working alone.

    The choice of equipment depends on the budget and goal:

    • A regular PC is only suitable for getting acquainted with the process: the investment is minimal, but the efficiency is usually low.
    • Video cards are more flexible: they can be configured for different coins and algorithms, but profitability heavily depends on the price of the equipment and electricity.
    • ASIC miners are designed for specific algorithms and provide more power, but they are more expensive, noisy, heat up, and are harder to pay off at home.

    The basic setup looks like this: assemble and connect the equipment, install the mining software, choose a coin and pool, specify the wallet address, check the temperature, consumption, and stability of operation.

    How to Calculate Income and Payback

    The profitability of home mining is calculated not by average profit but by the specific combination of equipment, electricity tariff, and coin. A simplified formula is as follows: net profit per day = income from mined cryptocurrency per day minus the cost of electricity per day. The monthly result can be estimated by multiplying the daily net profit by the number of days the equipment operates.

    The final result is influenced by:

    • Equipment power: the higher the hash rate, the greater the miner's share in the network or pool calculations.
    • Electricity price: with high tariffs, even a powerful farm may operate with minimal profit or at a loss.
    • Cryptocurrency rate: an increase in the rate boosts revenue in rubles, while a decrease lowers it.
    • Network difficulty: the higher the competition among miners, the less yield at the same power.
    • Pool fees and downtimes: these reduce the final income.

    Return on investment is calculated as follows: the cost of equipment and related expenses is divided by the expected net profit per month. If the farm is purchased for one amount, and each month after paying for electricity brings another, the payback period equals the costs divided by the monthly net profit.

    With the mining of 1 bitcoin, the logic is the same: the period depends on the equipment's hash rate, network difficulty, and the chosen method of operation. On a home setup without significant power, mining a whole bitcoin alone can take an extremely long time, which is why many miners work through a pool and receive a share of the total reward.

    Legality, Risks, and Methods of Operation in 2024-2025

    Outside territories with a complete ban, the key guideline for home miners remains regional restrictions, consumption limits, and tax requirements. If a ban is imposed in the region, the equipment must be stopped or moved outside its borders.

    The main risks for private miners include:

    • Legal: violation of regional bans, consumption limits, or tax requirements.
    • Technical: overheating of equipment, overload of wiring, noise, and constant load on the network.
    • Financial: decline in cryptocurrency rates, increased network difficulty, long payback periods, and repair costs.

    In 2024-2025, engaging in home mining should only be considered after calculating electricity costs, payback periods, and the legal regime in one's region. In Moscow, the Moscow region, and listed territories with bans, this format is unavailable; in other regions, the decision depends on costs, equipment, and readiness to accept technical and financial risks.

    There are three main methods of mining:

    • Solo mining: the miner works alone and receives rewards only upon independently finding a block; the chance depends on their share of the total network power.
    • Pool mining: participants combine power and share rewards proportionally to their contribution, so payouts are usually more consistent.
    • Cloud mining: the user rents power from a third-party service but is dependent on the terms of the contract, fees, and reliability of the platform.

    This content is provided for general informational purposes only and doesn't constitute financial, investment, legal, or tax advice. Any events, rewards, online promotions, or related information mentioned herein should not be considered a recommendation, solicitation, or invitation to purchase, sell, trade, or otherwise deal in any crypto assets. Crypto assets are highly volatile and may result in loss. The availability of WEEX services, products, and related events may vary by region. You are responsible for ensuring that your participation is in accordance with applicable local laws and regulations.

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    Contents

    What Has Changed for Moscow and the Moscow Region
    Who Else is Affected by the Ban
    Where Mining is Already Banned
    bitcoin
    What is Considered Home Mining
    How to Calculate Income and Payback
    Legality, Risks, and Methods of Operation in 2024-2025

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