Iran Seizes 45,000 Bitcoin Miners for Illegally Using Subsidized Government Electricity: Report

Iran Seizes 45,000 Bitcoin Miners for Illegally Using Subsidized Government Electricity: ReportPolice in Iran have reportedly seized 45,000 bitcoin mining rigs for illegally using subsidized electricity from the state-owned power utility Tavanir, the local Tasmin News Agency reported this week. According to Mohammad Hassan Motavalizadeh, head of Tavanir, the efficient application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin miners had been consuming 95 megawatts (MW) per hour of electricity […]

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Iranians Defy Warning and Share Pictures of Bitcoin Mining in Mosque

Despite the Grid's Warning Iranians Share Pictures of Bitcoin Mining in a MosqueOn Tuesday, the Iranian energy grid corporation Tavanir warned illegal bitcoin mining operations that they would be cut off from their supply. Following the announcement, pictures of a mining facility set up in a mosque went viral on social media. Also Read: Iranian Energy Grid Blames 7% Consumption Increase on Bitcoin Miners Mining in a […]

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