Russia requires crypto miners to register network IP addresses

Russia’s Ministry of Finance has approved rules requiring network IP addresses to be recorded in the Federal Tax Service’s official crypto mining registries. A government resolution formalized the change.

The registries, run by the Federal Tax Service, have been mandatory for entities operating legally as miners or as mining infrastructure operators since the country’s digital asset law took effect in 2024. The FTS maintains separate lists for miners and for infrastructure operators; the new rules add network IP addresses to the set of required data fields.

Access to registry information is limited to a small group of government bodies, including courts, the Central Bank of Russia, power grid operators and other authorized agencies. No part of the registry is published publicly.

Adding IP addresses gives regulators a network-level identifier for each registered operation, allowing officials to compare declared activity with observed online connections.

Entities found to have filed inaccurate data, violated antitrust rules or committed other breaches can be removed from the registry. Removal strips a miner or infrastructure operator of the legal right to run mining equipment; Russian law generally prohibits unregistered mining.

The Ministry of Finance stated the updated framework aims to improve monitoring of financial risks, regulatory compliance and the energy consumption linked to mining facilities.

Grid operators receive registry data because mining can place large, visible loads on regional power networks. Ten energy-stressed regions have regional bans on crypto mining, and recent regulatory amendments have narrowed options for informal operators.

Since legalization in 2024 many operators have continued to run outside the registry. Estimates put tax losses from unregistered mining at about $122 million. Industry data estimate Russia accounted for about 16.4% of global hashrate, roughly 175 exahashes per second, in early 2026.

Because registry data is not public, oversight will proceed through state channels. The Federal Tax Service is responsible for enforcing the IP-address requirement against unregistered operators.