科威特对加密货币矿工的破解，指责他们加剧了功率短缺

科威特政府在全国范围内发起了对加密货币矿工的镇压，指责他们随着夏天的临近而加剧了电力短缺。大卫·安德斯（David Anders）。 2025年4月26日更新。

The government of Kuwait is cracking down on cryptocurrency miners, who are being accused of worsening the country's power shortages with summer just around the corner, reports Reuters.

据路透社报道，科威特政府正在镇压加密货币矿工，他们被指控随着夏天的到来，夏天的电力短缺恶化。

The interior ministry last week announced a “wide-ranging” security campaign targeting houses that have been converted into mining centers.

内政部上周宣布，针对已转换为采矿中心的房屋的“广泛”安全活动。

The crypto mining operations “represent an illegal exploitation of electric power” and can trigger blackouts impacting residential homes, commercial establishments, and critical services, Kuwaiti authorities said. The operations “present a direct threat to public safety,” the interior ministry added in its announcement.

科威特当局说，加密矿业开采业务“代表了电力的非法开发”，并可能引发停电影响住宅，商业机构和关键服务。内政部在公告中补充说，该行动“对公共安全构成了直接威胁”。

The North Arabian Gulf nation has been battling a severe power shortage due to multiple factors, including a surging population, rapid urbanization, increased temperatures, and postponed maintenance at current power plants.

由于多种因素，包括人口激增，快速城市化，温度升高以及推迟当前发电厂的维护，北阿拉伯湾国家一直在与严重的电力短缺作斗争。

Authorities have been concentrating on the southern sector of Al-Wafrah, where around 100 houses are said to have been used for mining operations.

当局一直专注于阿尔·瓦拉（Al-Wafrah）的南部地区，据说大约有100所房屋用于采矿业务。

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Some of Al-Wfrah's mining facilities use as much as 20 times the average electricity levels that ordinary homes require, according to earlier reports by the ministry of electricity. The nation's highly subsidized cheap electricity has brought miners who are hoping to make a big profit.

根据电力部较早的报道，一些Al-Wfrah的采矿设施的使用是普通房屋所需的平均电量水平的20倍。该国高度补贴的廉价电力带来了希望赚大利润的矿工。

While Kuwait has banned cryptocurrency trading, the country does not yet have any laws governing mining. This has allowed miners to operate in a legal gray area as the central bank has repeatedly warned against investing in cryptocurrencies.

尽管科威特禁止加密货币交易，但该国尚未有任何法律审理采矿的法律。这使矿工可以在合法的灰色地区运营，因为中央银行一再警告不要投资加密货币。

The case highlights how crypto mining is seeking out areas with low electricity costs. The same trends have been noticed globally, leading nations from Kosovo to Russia to limit mining to avoid power shortages.

该案例突出了加密矿业开采如何寻找低电力成本的区域。在全球范围内也注意到了同样的趋势，从科索沃到俄罗斯，以限制采矿以避免电力短缺。

After last week's crackdown operation, the ministry of electricity announced a 55% decline in energy consumption in Al-Wafrah. This steep impact showcases the effectiveness of the crackdown in its initial phases.

上周的镇压行动之后，电力部宣布Al-Wafrah的能源消耗下降了55％。这种陡峭的冲击显示了镇压在其初始阶段的有效性。

Kuwait's cryptocurrency policy stands in stark contrast to that of some of its neighbors. As Kuwait cracks down on mining, Dubai is preparing for a key crypto conference this week, with Eric Trump, the son of US President Donald Trump, among the attendees.

科威特的加密货币政策与一些邻居的加密货币政策形成鲜明对比。随着科威特在开采局势时，迪拜正在为本周的关键加密会议做准备，与参加者埃里克·特朗普（Eric Trump）埃里克·特朗普（Eric Trump）一起为参加者埃里克·特朗普（Eric Trump）准备。

University of Cambridge researchers estimated that Kuwait contributed only 0.05% of global bitcoin mining in 2022. However, even this small proportion can exert a significant effect on Kuwait's relatively small electrical grid, experts say.

剑桥大学的研究人员估计，科威特在2022年仅贡献了全球比特币开采的0.05％。但是，即使这一小比例也可能对科威特相对较小的电网产生重大影响，专家说。

“It would only take a very tiny proportion of the overall bitcoin mining network to have a large influence on the comparatively small overall electrical usage of Kuwait,” explained Alex de Vries-Gao, co-founder of Digiconomist, a tracker of crypto energy usage.

“这只会仅占整个比特币挖掘网络的一小部分，即对科威特的总体电气使用情况产生很大的影响，” Crypto Energy使用的跟踪器Digiconomist的联合创始人Alex de Vries-Gao解释说。

As the Kuwaiti summers heat up in the next few months, officials are urging citizens to reduce electricity consumption further. They are also expected to ramp up efforts to clamp down on miners in a bid to avoid frequent power outages during the hot summer months ahead.

随着科威特夏天在接下来的几个月中升温，官员们敦促公民进一步减少电力消耗。预计他们还会加大努力，以削减矿工，以避免在未来的炎热夏季频繁停电。