Лучшая страна по добыче биткоинов Казахстан отключает интернет на фоне протестов

Казахстан, который может похвастаться вторым по величине хешрейтом добычи (BTC) в мире, испытывает серьезные перебои в работе интернета на фоне местных антиправительственных протестов.

Провайдер сетевых данных NetBlocks сообщил в среду, что Казахстан «находится в эпицентре общенационального отключения интернета после целого дня перебоев в работе мобильного интернета и частичных ограничений». Согласно данным, нормализованное подключение к сети в Казахстане упало до 2% в среду.

«Инцидент, вероятно, серьезно ограничит освещение эскалации антиправительственных протестов», — отметили в NetBlocks.

Source: NetBlocks

Kazakhtelecom, the largest telecom company in Kazakhstan, has shut down the internet across the nation, according to some reports. Cellular networks have reportedly also been disabled in some cities, such as Almaty.
Kazakhstan’s ongoing internet outage comes after the Kazakhstan government resigned amid protests that were sparked over a sharp rise in fuel prices. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sacked Kazakhstan’s government early on Wednesday and declared a state of emergency in Almaty and the surrounding province.
According to some analysts, the protests are also a response to the lack of democracy in the country. “Young, internet savvy Kazakhs, especially in Almaty, likely want similar freedoms as Ukrainians, Georgians, Moldovans, Kyrgyz, and Armenians, who have also vented their frustrations over the years with authoritarian regimes,” Tim Ash, emerging market strategist at BlueBay Asset Management, said.
The protests have taken a violent turn, with reports of sustained gunfire between protestors and state security organs, including the police and the national guard.

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Heavy and continuous gunfire in #Kazakhstan today. pic.twitter.com/nraG3ZySnf

— Jake Hanrahan (@Jake_Hanrahan) January 5, 2022
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The latest internet outages could affect the global Bitcoin hash rate. As previously reported by our site, Kazakhstan accounted for 18% of the total global BTC mining hash rate distribution as of October 2021, second only to the United States.
Many Chinese Bitcoin mining companies and miners were increasingly relocating their services in Kazakhstan after the Chinese government announced a renewed ban on the crypto industry in September 2021.