Theyre scared and DESPERATE.

Moldova’s pro-Russian breakaway region of Transnistria has been offered help to beat its energy crisis, but only if it improves its human rights record and does not power energy intensive cryptocurrency operations.

https://www.upstreamonline.com/energy-security/europe-offers-pro-russian-region-cash-for-gas-if-it-stops-cryptocurrency-farms/2-1-1776679