Adgur Amiranovich Ardzinba (Abkhaz: Адгәыр Амиран-иҧа Арӡынба; Russian: Адгур Амиранович Ардзинба; Georgian: ადგურ ამირანის ძე არძინბა; born 26 December 1981 in Gudauta) is an Abkhazian politician, formerly the Minister for Economy of Abkhazia from 2015 to 2020.
[2] As Minister for Economy, he announced plans to launch an own Abkhaz cryptocurrency in a bid to avoid potential sanctions and attract international investment.
“The advantage of this cryptocurrency market has to do with the fact that any citizen in the entire world can invest in our economy, not fearing sanctions or other awkward limitations placed on us by the international community,” he said to Apsnypress late 2017.
[3] One year later, rampant cryptocurrency mining threatened the shaky electrical network in the republic, forcing officials to call for putting regulatory shackles on the money-making scheme in order to stave off power supply interruptions during the winter 2018/2019.
He replaced MP Kan Kvarchia, who withdrew citing health issues following injuries sustained in the 2024 Parliament of Abkhazia shooting on 19 December.