Bratsk

BitRiver hosts equipment at its flagship 100-megawatt data centre in the city of Bratsk, along with other smaller sites, for foreign miners of the cryptocurrency from the United States, Europe and Japan who want to harness the region’s cheap energy.

Big deals with foreign firms, such as one last December which saw 14 lorries full of equipment arrive in Bratsk, can boost the local economy and are a sign that BitRiver has become a global player, he said in a company video.

The 1950s to 1970s saw a building boom with several large-scale constructions completed, including the Kariba Dam in Zimbabwe, the Bratsk Dam in Siberia and the Aswan High Dam in Egypt.

Groves also maintained a size and height advantage over Chudinov but that did not tell in the opening stages as the man from Bratsk dictated the pace of proceedings, forcing Groves against the ropes and catching him with a number of hooks and one eye-catching short‑arm left hand to the chin in the second round.

The arrival of Lueders was just what the man from Bratsk needed.