Tajikistan don make stealing electricity for crypto mining na crime — fine dem and fit send person go jail reach 8 years

Tajikistan parliament don change di Criminal Code make e legal say make person wey dey use electricity illegally for crypto mining fit be criminal, as winter power shortage don worse. Di law create di offence wey dem call "illegal use of electricity for production of virtual assets," wey fit make person pay fine of 15,000–37,000 somoni and for members of organised group dem fit pay up to 75,000 somoni plus 2–5 years imprisonment. If dem steal on "particularly large scale" for mining, e carry 5–8 years jail. Prosecutor General Habibullo Vohidzoda talk say illegal mining farms — some dey use imported machines and dey tap di grid unlawfully — don cause blackouts, rationing and state loss about 32 million somoni. Lawmakers also mention money-laundering and tax-evasion risks and say di amendments close tax loopholes for mining operators. Di measures go start to work after President Emomali Rahmon sign am and dem publish am for official gazette. For crypto traders, di law show say enforcement go stricter for local and cross-border mining, fit cause disruption to supply of locally mined coins, and bring more regulatory scrutiny wey fit affect miners' costs and market sentiment.