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World Service,3 mins

Irkutsk: the cryptocurrency capital of Russia

Newshour

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The crypto-craze in eastern Siberia has opened new doors for cryptocurrency miners like Yuri Dramashko. And some others in the city are even using computer servers to heat their houses. (Photo: Russian cryptocurrency miner Yuri Dramashko in the city of Irkutsk. Credit: Mike Innes/BBC)

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