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[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2021-01-14/bitcoin-btc-usd-cryptocurrency-mining-comes-to-arctic-circle-phot](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2021-01-14/bitcoin-btc-usd-cryptocurrency-mining-comes-to-arctic-circle-phot) . The place is perfect for crypto mining: it’s cold and the area has power supply that's not linked to any of Russia’s power grids,” Borschenko said. Four old fruits and juices shipping containers have been repurposed to house crypto-mining rigs and can hold up to 360 machines such as the Antminer S19. In total, the site has nine containers of varying size. The polar night in Norilsk lasts around 45 days, starting at the end of November. During these months, the city receives no sunlight hours. Norilsk Nickel's office. The miner has its own digital project: it began the first sales of metal in the form of crypto-tokens in December. While Norilsk Nickel has nothing to do with the data center, its power unit supplies electricity to the crypto-mining facility, Borschenko said. BitCluster will be the city's second-largest power consumer after Norilsk Nick. Even with average annual temperatures at -10 degrees Celsius, the BitCluster facility still needs ventilation and air circulation to cool the machines. Pylons supplying electricity to the farm from Norilsk Nickel. BitCluster clients only pay 2.75 rubles ($0.04) per kilowatt hour, among the cheapest rates globally. Norilsk Nickel's power unit mostly uses gas or hydropower to produce electricity. Crypto-mining rigs at the Norilsk facility. BitCluster has 5,000 rigs at its farm. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg Currently engineers work on a rotational basis as BitCluster brings to Norilsk its experienced staff from its other farms in the Ivanov region, and Siberian Angarsk and Bratsk. The measure allows the personnel to avoid having to move permanently to the Arctic Circle. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg BitCluster started to hire local Norilsk employees, who have been trained under experienced staff supervision. The farm currently has 15 employees on the site - both local and from outside Norilsk. .

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[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2021-01-14/bitcoin-btc-usd-cryptocurrency-mining-comes-to-arctic-circle-phot](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2021-01-14/bitcoin-btc-usd-cryptocurrency-mining-comes-to-arctic-circle-phot) . The place is perfect for crypto mining: it’s cold and the area has power supply that's not linked to any of Russia’s power grids,” Borschenko said. Four old fruits and juices shipping containers have been repurposed to house crypto-mining rigs and can hold up to 360 machines such as the Antminer S19. In total, the site has nine containers of varying size. The polar night in Norilsk lasts around 45 days, starting at the end of November. During these months, the city receives no sunlight hours. Norilsk Nickel's office. The miner has its own digital project: it began the first sales of metal in the form of crypto-tokens in December. While Norilsk Nickel has nothing to do with the data center, its power unit supplies electricity to the crypto-mining facility, Borschenko said. BitCluster will be the city's second-largest power consumer after Norilsk Nick. Even with average annual temperatures at -10 degrees Celsius, the BitCluster facility still needs ventilation and air circulation to cool the machines. Pylons supplying electricity to the farm from Norilsk Nickel. BitCluster clients only pay 2.75 rubles ($0.04) per kilowatt hour, among the cheapest rates globally. Norilsk Nickel's power unit mostly uses gas or hydropower to produce electricity. Crypto-mining rigs at the Norilsk facility. BitCluster has 5,000 rigs at its farm. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg Currently engineers work on a rotational basis as BitCluster brings to Norilsk its experienced staff from its other farms in the Ivanov region, and Siberian Angarsk and Bratsk. The measure allows the personnel to avoid having to move permanently to the Arctic Circle. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg BitCluster started to hire local Norilsk employees, who have been trained under experienced staff supervision. The farm currently has 15 employees on the site - both local and from outside Norilsk. .