From the Soviet Riviera to Bitcoin's Paradise: The Unforeseen Case of Abkhazia

... the 250 000 inhabitants with enough electricity while also exporting some to the Russia partner. Nonetheless, the subject of sustainable energy has remained a dead letter for several years within the local authorities and companies, preferring the conventional ... ... renewable energy in the region due to recent events and the rise in the price of cryptocurrencies, the best known of which is Bitcoin, that is attracting many investors who are developing “farms” (the name given to places mining Bitcoin) in Abkhazia....