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ForkLog 8 18.05.2021

Iranian police arrest buyer of Jack Dorsey’s NFT tweet

Iranian authorities have arrested Bridge Oracle founder Sina Estavi.

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ForkLog 10 17.05.2021

Media reports: Iran to penalise miners for using household electricity.

The Iranian Ministry of Energy plans to fine miners who illegally consume electricity intended for domestic use. Tehran Times reports, citing the ministry's spokesperson Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi [Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi].

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ForkLog 11 07.05.2021

Iran bans trading of bitcoins mined abroad, central bank confirms

The Central Bank of Iran (CIB) confirmed the ban on cryptocurrency transactions mined abroad.

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ForkLog 21 27.04.2021

Iran Allows Financial Institutions to Pay for Imports with Bitcoin

The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has allowed banks and other licensed financial institutions to use cryptocurrency to pay for imports.

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ForkLog 71 08.02.2021

Media: Chinese Bitcoin miners caused power outages in Iran

Since the beginning of January, electricity outages have hit Iranian cities, with authorities linking them to Bitcoin mining. France 24 journalists found that many mining farms in the country belong to Chinese companies seeking to hide their presence.

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ForkLog 11 18.01.2021

Iran confiscates 45,000 ASIC miners used for Bitcoin mining

Iranian authorities confiscated 45,000 ASIC miners that were illegally connected to the state electricity company Tavanir. CoinDesk reports, citing local media.

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ForkLog 14 07.01.2021

Iran shuts down 1,620 illegal mining farms

Iranian authorities closed 1,620 illegal cryptocurrency mining centers, which together consumed 250 MW of capacity, according to Financial Tribune.

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ForkLog 10 29.10.2020

Media: Iran to pay for imports with bitcoins mined domestically

The Iranian government has approved a mechanism for paying for imports with bitcoins received by the central bank that were mined by local miners, as reported by TrustNodes citing IRNA.

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ForkLog 8 14.09.2020

Iran proposes paying for imported cars with cryptocurrency.

Gholam-Hossein Mozafari, managing director of the Kish Free Zone Organization (KFZO), proposed paying for imports of vehicles in cryptocurrency. ArzDigital reported this.

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ForkLog 7 25.08.2020

Iranian authorities shut down 1,100 illegal bitcoin farms

Iran's national energy holding company Tavanir suspended operations at 1,100 mining farms whose owners did not apply for a cryptocurrency mining licence. Sources within the agency received 100 million rials ($2,400) as a reward. The Financial Tribune, citing local media, reports this.

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ForkLog 12 30.07.2020

Iran Allows Power Plants to Work with Cryptocurrency Miners

Power plants in Iran have been allowed to work with Bitcoin mining centers and other cryptocurrencies, provided they hold a licence and 'comply with established tariffs', said Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, deputy managing director of the national energy holding company Tavanir.

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Krzysztof Shpak 463 20.01.2020

Global Political Game and Bitcoin Price

In the crypto community and the society at large, there has been a long-running debate pertaining to whether Bitcoin can be defined as a protective asset along with gold, Japanese yen, Swiss franc, and U.S. government bonds. Some experts insist that the unique properties of the first cryptocurrency make it a safe haven for periods […]

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