Ethermine mining pool stopped working with users from Russia and Belarus

Bitfly, which owns the Ethermine mining pool, has updated its user agreement, according to which the pool stops servicing Russian and Belarusian miners. As explained by Bitfly, the decision was made in compliance with the law on combating money laundering and combating illegal financial transactions. The prerequisite was a military special operation of Russian troops in eastern Ukraine. The restrictive measures of the Ethermine pool “are aimed at complying with the sanctions requirements of the…

BTC.com pool banned registration of new users from Russia

Since March 5, the BTC.com mining pool has suspended the provision of services to new users from Russia. The pool site is unavailable from Russian IP subnets, however, ASIC miners continue to work and payments have not been stopped. The BTC.com pool warned users about the suspension of services to citizens of the Russian Federation, as it previously blocked users from mainland China. At the same time, access to other BTC.com services is not limited…