Illegal Bitcoin mining activities in Tajikistan and Kazakhstan are on the rise According to a report by Golden Finance, according to Decrypt, illegal Bitcoin mining activities in Tajikistan and Kazakhstan are on the rise. The Prosecutor General of Tajikistan stated that in the first half of 2025, the losses caused by illegal cryptocurrency miners in the country reached 3.52 million US dollars. The Kazakh authorities have recently cracked down on cryptocurrency miners who use illegal energy, indicating that this problem is becoming increasingly serious in Central Asia.