In Tetovo, Cair, Cento and Shutka most cryptocurrencies are "dug" - They consume electricity as an industrial zone
Macedonians mostly dig cryptocurrencies with the latest generation of computers, designated only for that purpose, in the Skopje neighborhoods Chair, Cento and Shutka, as well as in Tetovo and Aracinovo, according to EVN data, reported the Voice of America. These computers intended for digging cryptocurrencies consume a lot of electricity and seriously burden the network, and EVN says that consumption has especially jumped in the spring. "One household, if it needs a certain consumption, if it installs computers that dig cryptocurrencies, it means that it can consume energy for 20 or 30 households, which disrupts the power supply to all neighboring users at that power point," said Lence Karpuzovska. Manager of the Communications Department at EVN. The occurrence of parallel illegal connections has been recorded, with parallel cables with much larger cross-sections, thus stealing the distribution and disturbing the whole environment in order to avoid high bills, which are often calculated in hundreds of euros for digging cryptocurrencies. Additionally, there may be problems such as fire or burning of an installation that is not suitable for that consumption.