Iran

Iranian block reward miners ordered to stop all mining amid energy shortages
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10 July, 2021

Iranian block reward miners ordered to stop all mining amid energy shortages

The instruction came from first vice president of Iran Eshaq Jahangiri, who said all of the country’s licensed mining companies...
Iranian trade body issues 30 new block reward mining licenses
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6 July, 2021

Iranian trade body issues 30 new block reward mining licenses

The new licenses are required for businesses hoping to mine digital currency in the country, a legal requirement in Iran...
Iran seizes 7,000 block reward mining machines in latest raid
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26 June, 2021

Iran seizes 7,000 block reward mining machines in latest raid

Police in the capital Tehran have seized the 7,000 block reward mining machines from an “an abandoned factory in the...
President of Iran calls for new laws for digital currency
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12 June, 2021

President of Iran calls for new laws for digital currency

President Hassan Rouhani said the country required a legal framework for digital currency and related activities that would protect the...
Iran outlaws block reward mining—at least until September
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30 May, 2021

Iran outlaws block reward mining—at least until September

Officials in the Iranian government have been quick to identify block reward mining as a source of the supply problems,...
Iran using intelligence officers to hunt block reward miners: report
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25 May, 2021

Iran using intelligence officers to hunt block reward miners: report

The Iranian government has reportedly enlisted the services of its network of intelligence officers to dig out the miners as...