Iranian government to cut power supply for the country’s legal crypto mining rigs

2022.06.20 23:10

Iranian government to cut power supply for the country’s legal crypto mining rigs

According to local news outlet Arz Digital, the day prior, Rajabi Mashhadi, a spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Energy, said that the entity would be cutting the power supply to all of the country’s licensed crypto mining firms by the beginning of July.

Citing an anticipated electricity deficit from the peak-summer season, Mashhadi stated, “There are currently 118 authorized [digital currency] extraction centers in the country, which must cut off their electricity supply from the national grid from the beginning of July.”

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