{"id":69107,"date":"2022-10-26T10:09:35","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T07:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=69107"},"modified":"2025-09-07T17:59:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T14:59:58","slug":"moldova-bans-cryptocurrency-mining-amid-energy-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/moldova-bans-cryptocurrency-mining-amid-energy-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Moldova Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Amid Energy Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Moldova&#8217;s Commission for Emergency Situations <a href=\\\"https:\/\/gov.md\/sites\/default\/files\/document\/attachments\/dispozitie_cse_nr._44_din_25.10.22.pdf\\\">has introduced<\/a> a series of measures to conserve electricity during the crisis. One of the measures affects the cryptocurrency mining industry.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Sp\u00eenu warned of electricity shortages from October 24 due to Russia&#8217;s massive strikes on Ukraine&#8217;s energy infrastructure and reductions in supplies of Russian gas.<\/p>\n<p><script async=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/telegram.org\/js\/telegram-widget.js?21\\\" data-telegram-post=\\\"spinuandrei\/646\\\" data-width=\\\"100%\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During the <a href=\\\"https:\/\/gov.md\/ro\/content\/reducerea-consumului-de-resurse-energetice-atentia-comisiei-pentru-situatii-exceptionale\\\">meeting<\/a> on October 25, the commission approved measures to combat the energy crisis in the country. According to the resolution:<\/p>\n<ul class=\\\"wp-block-list\\\">\n<li>Mining of cryptocurrencies and the import of the necessary equipment are banned.<\/li>\n<li>Citizens are advised not to use elevators (07:00 to 11:00 and 18:00 to 23:00).<\/li>\n<li>Administrators of commercial real estate should reduce lighting by 30%, switch off fountains, display windows, advertising boards and escalators, and lower the indoor temperature in buildings.<\/li>\n<li>Local authorities should study the possibility of reducing street-lighting brightness, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Moldovan Prime Minister Natalia Gavrili\u021ba also <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=2039227836466701\\\">urged<\/a> citizens to conserve electricity to ease the load on the power grid.<\/p>\n<p>In October, the European Commission <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/european-commission-warns-of-a-potential-suspension-of-crypto-mining-in-the-eu\">warned of a possible suspension of mining<\/a> in the EU should there be a need to \\&#8217;flatten the load on electrical systems\\&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that, Eric Teden <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/eu-urged-to-ban-proof-of-work-mining\">urged<\/a> banning mining of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies using the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-the-proof-of-work-pow-algorithm\">Proof-of-Work<\/a> algorithm.<\/p>\n<p>Read ForkLog&#8217;s Bitcoin news on our <a href=\\\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener\\\">Telegram<\/a> \u2014 cryptocurrency news, prices and analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Moldovan Commission for Emergency Situations has introduced a number of measures to conserve electricity during the crisis. 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