Crypto Miners Blame ‘Exorbitant Taxes’ for Kazakhstan Exodus
Licensed crypto mining companies have urged the government in Kazakhstan to revise its taxation policy regarding the sector, which they say is in dire straits. The largest mining firms plan to leave the Central Asian nation by the end of this year, warned the members of the industry. Miners Criticize Kazakhstan Government’s ‘Unbalanced’ Tax Rules Crypto mining businesses, authorized to operate in Kazakhstan, have complained about the high production costs since the government limited their access to subsidized electricity and imposed a progressive scale for a surcharge they are required to pay for the power they use. In an open letter to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, eight companies involved in the minting of digital currencies called for a revision of the applicable tax rules. Warning authorities that Kazakhstan’s mining sector is now “in extremely dire straits,” they also revealed: Today, all the largest representatives of the industry have suspended their activities and p