Crypto Miners ARRESTED: Tajikistan's NEW Crypto Mining Law

Up to 8 YEARS in prison + $8.2K fines for mining with stolen electricity.

Parliament approved new Criminal Code amendments targeting unauthorized miners after illegal operations caused:

▪️ Power outages across multiple cities

▪️ $4.26M losses to the government

▪️ 190 criminal cases involving nearly 4,000 people

The Penalties are serious:

▪️ Fines: $1,650 to $8,200

▪️ Group operations: 2-5 years jail

▪️ Large-scale theft: 5-8 years jail

Why the crackdown? Country faces severe winter energy crisis, Some areas only get 2-4 hours of Electricity per day. Illegal miners are making it worse by stealing power from the national grid.

Central Asia is cracking down hard on crypto mining theft. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia are all doing the same.