Last yr Kazakhstan turned the second greatest crypto-currency mining nation on the planet, thanks partly to an enormous mine containing 50,000 computer systems within the desert close to the northern metropolis of Ekibastuz.
Young males work 12 hours a day for 15 days in a row with out leaving the location, with a view to maintain it operating around the clock.
But the fast progress of crypto-mining within the nation has put strain on the power sector, which depends closely on polluting, carbon-intensive coal-fired energy stations.
Earlier this month the rising value of automotive gas acted because the set off for nationwide political protests. For 5 days the Kazakh crypto-mines couldn’t connect with the web, inflicting crypto-currency transactions internationally to decelerate.
You can watch the total documentary, Our World – Kazakhstan’s Crypto-Boom? on BBC News and BBC World News, from Friday 4 February and in the course of the weekend.
Reporter: Joe Tidy
Producer: Natalia Zuo