Russia Expands Crypto Mining Registry Requirements to Include IP Addresses
Key takeaways
- This tightens the government s technical oversight of legal mining operations.
- A government resolution formalizing the change follows an official Ministry of Finance announcement.
- The Federal Tax Service maintains separate registries for miners and mining infrastructure operators.
Russia Expands Crypto Mining Registry Requirements to Include IP Addresses Photo by Be In Crypto Phil Haunhorst Sun, May 24, 2026 at 10:43 PM GMT+7 2 min read Russia s Ministry of Finance has approved new rules requiring network IP addresses to be recorded in official crypto mining registries. This tightens the government s technical oversight of legal mining operations.
A government resolution formalizing the change follows an official Ministry of Finance announcement. The registry system, administered by the Federal Tax Service (FTS), is already mandatory for all entities operating legally as miners or mining infrastructure operators in Russia.
The Federal Tax Service maintains separate registries for miners and mining infrastructure operators. Access to registry data is restricted to a narrow group of institutions, including state bodies, courts, the Central Bank of Russia, and power grid operators. The system does not make any part of the data publicly available.