According to CoinVoice's latest news, as reported by Cryptonews, Yevgeny Masharov, a member of the Russian Public Chamber and policymaker, stated that authorities should be granted the power to confiscate cryptocurrencies from illegal or quasi-legal Bitcoin miners. Masharov believes that this proposal will deter 'gray' miners by 'making illegal mining unprofitable'.

Masharov noted that numerous illegal miners put immense pressure on their power grids, and if this proposal is accepted, regions in Russia, 'especially those with energy shortages, will breathe a sigh of relief'. [Original link]