{"id":531940,"date":"2021-08-27T08:03:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T12:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/taop-signs-memorandum-of-understanding-to-establish-cryptocurrency-mining-joint-venture-for-building-100mw-capacity-in-kazakhstan\/"},"modified":"2021-08-27T08:03:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T12:03:30","slug":"taop-signs-memorandum-of-understanding-to-establish-cryptocurrency-mining-joint-venture-for-building-100mw-capacity-in-kazakhstan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/taop-signs-memorandum-of-understanding-to-establish-cryptocurrency-mining-joint-venture-for-building-100mw-capacity-in-kazakhstan\/","title":{"rendered":"TAOP Signs Memorandum of Understanding to Establish Cryptocurrency Mining Joint Venture for Building 100MW Capacity in Kazakhstan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p align=\"justify\">SHENZHEN, Aug.  27, 2021  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Taoping Inc. (NASDAQ: TAOP, the \u201cCompany\u201d or \u201cTAOP\u201d), a provider of blockchain technology and smart cloud services, today announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Taoping Digital Assets (Asia) Limited (&#8220;TDAA&#8221;) and a\u00a0Kazakhstan\u00a0company Aral Petroleum Capital LLP (&#8220;APC&#8221;) have signed a memorandum of understanding (\u201cMOU\u201d) to establish a joint venture in\u00a0Kazakhstan, of which TDAA and APC will own 51% and 49%, respectively.\u00a0TDAA will control the board of directors of the joint venture.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">APC is an oil and gas exploration and development company operating in Kazakhstan, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Caspian Energy Inc. It holds an exclusive license which entitles it to explore and develop certain oil and gas properties known as the &#8220;North Block&#8221;, an area of 1,916 square km, and a production contract for the area known as &#8220;East Zhagabulak&#8221;. With a strong industry position and integration experience, APC is able to ensure high-quality utility-scale electricity supply at a low cost to the joint venture.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The joint venture plans to invest and build cryptocurrency mining sites with a total capacity of 100MW, the first stage construction of 30 MW is expected to complete within three to six months. TDAA will have the priority to deploy cryptocurrency mining machines owned by TDAA or its partners. The joint venture will carry out operation and maintenance of cryptocurrency mining machines in\u00a0Kazakhstan.\u00a0In addition, the joint venture plans to rent out excess operating capacity to third parties for additional income.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">On April 15, 2021, the Company announced that it has signed a Bitcoin mining machine purchase agreement with Bitmain Technologies Limited for the purchase of Antminer S19j Pro Bitcoin mining machines with a total hash rate of 300,000 TH\/s.\u00a0TAOP plans to deliver these mining machines to\u00a0Kazakhstan for deployment once the construction of the mining sites is completed.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cWe continue to look for global opportunities that can bring business growth. With year-round cool temperatures, low real estate and labor costs, and relatively low energy prices, Kazakhstan is becoming a crypto mining hub that currently ranks 3rd in the world in terms of hash rate power,\u201d said Mr. Jianghuai Lin, Chairman and CEO of TAOP, \u201cWe are working actively to capture current unique opportunity of the rapidly changing cryptocurrency mining environment to create value for shareholders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>About Taoping Inc.<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Taoping Inc. (TAOP) is an integrated group of technology and financial companies with business in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and other overseas countries. Relying on its unique strengths in cloud technology and chip supply chain, TAOP provides solutions and cloud services to industries such as film and television production, education, new media, artificial intelligence and asset management. The Company is dedicated to the research and application of blockchain technology as well as investment and management of financial assets at home and abroad. To learn more, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=Ulo5VToP4ericKL4bLpLmRpFKbBV65GAdhADzTrZ9cASIJhLM1JXJRYX9NNRN9eNGWqNqCf05qOR-p2AM8KgCQ==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.taop.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Safe Harbor Statement<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">This press release may contain certain &#8220;forward-looking statements&#8221; relating to the business of Taoping Inc., and its subsidiaries and other consolidated entities. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein, are &#8220;forward-looking statements&#8221; in nature within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, often identified by the use of forward-looking terminologies such as &#8220;believes&#8221;, &#8220;expects&#8221; or similar expressions, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company\u2019s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in the Company\u2019s periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=Ulo5VToP4ericKL4bLpLmVfavUWd2Iq5lJgTbMvv2QfgxWW16PjEhKbTfwXl6z8pnwqCIms6egZ9PQwbjMyW1g==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.sec.gov<\/a>). All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company and its subsidiaries and other consolidated entities or persons acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>For further information, please contact:<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Taoping Inc.<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p>Chang Qiu<br \/>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=D7PGgDIxgC3hoR6Bwbr6lcnYVhMxvWsDAjnX4B0mZjJZJtK_-C8TQpmmixJQl3x9LusiEkZCg6xLk_YfsDRHQBsXmlkmx782P1dPLsFKlGf-xC7b0LX5jv8XIcrxEB2h11DCEbLSv0k4-uCNReyD9offbG4qmHl3onSRb89W2M9YCZv0BRgs5CmAACAE4Jor_kG9uHcF19_ul9h_Dglg-7D2bBRgV2UfMVLYWDDxFVM1qqetiyGf07zfPuQ4Rp450l3DhzFPPcWftlBHI1XjeiXwCohQ_Lph3qAMkTqG4ieoKkeE0zVZrQZudfyhGHLdx408iXfXjNreuXGD53vDOR4rKVlDOkWhPd0xQgZ_dWAgUKFkWf6v_RFAyY7Qgm6mNtaQPJRRofZ-A8OR2fuH6DnVCpa4Jg4TNK5nKki4sZu0j7tFDu6_8z-pV0mWansgrpl0Q6B9cZTtQ875KG4MWYtT363GB52xeVLph-fmbtY=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">chang_qiu@taoping.cn<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=Ulo5VToP4ericKL4bLpLmRf7dV_Q13ZK1BHMYtGuA1yXxe-ue9QnMsHDmrxaWTraHOiSILr2I4AIeklfSOXXk8l2802IxoovxOiCNmdV17S1aKI3VOB1C_9UHCBUHJQFC_1nMz-QLMUDRpf-cu31o8nJnPXpXHaMz9N8Ps9Hc2YuZn01B2p34LGwj23YXmR9nYEA3Y8G8ctRhB6QbSAfzSXY2DDeLZdk99EdHVXkOqAQApMfmrwr-qYYZbCfSQnoF0a4vCSjuPL-i1sAPu6SmAlOvp1ywXMWQGqrAJ_zq3hhnn_OVE9wa-5vyHGZL7rhqxDP5XJ2tEqjNPX-SEEjvTPpiepVyYHU0QdlV9Zix4gn8xmWA3_n0i7-4J2Uo-RI5XPTO3XFghe9y7roiB_M_CNNQ8GyZCwsym6hsByFwD_Jln_TurGZMrpRi4imNioU\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.taop.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Dragon Gate Investment Partners LLC<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>Tel: +1(646)-801-2803<br \/>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=8LfXcOhtlQJz8OybEcAU0PaDRNIEHxKoTuq6wh-da8C1r5nB_26Gbjl1nglUjCOCxHkXSV5Y4Vqa7bZVj5c2Ye41l9qOjYP6AM6RjmunIourxc6unO68_aJGAzH-HUfd7hSHvkInVaoA25nejMYROD2NjzYy5Wv-2lCw3pw3oMqg5iPYrhYWo4g5V0Dud5SsvWUvQ96hq9GMXYSf0llwZJwqOK0OKYjM4md_SmmUIJjjHNTq8VK7GZmzKfs14NS3_EcgfM41K-vdlidr-S6U7vjdZG1JWIi4cKDPaoCY0zxY6pzSkdSyXI_3OZmUOewk-o4cUSEp3gKYB6XrFnS-a32Of5gTxNFsFSljbzJIWgyIooJA9aXD6PbbW9IFy6UXQCYqDilY65YOCIhhkZEDaKpxD3QmKdZQ7GYNy64Jf6U=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">taop@dgipl.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODMxNjEyNyM0Mzc3ODI5IzUwMDAzMDQ5MQ==\" \/><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/media\/MjQ4MDMwMWYtYzQ4Mi00YjdiLWFjODAtMDBjMzgwMmFmMjI3LTUwMDAzMDQ5MQ==\/tiny\/Taoping-Inc-.png\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"mw_contactinfo\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SHENZHEN, Aug. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Taoping Inc. 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