THELOGICALINDIAN - Iran has reportedly issued permits for 14 bitcoin mining farms and will cut up to 47 off of the electricity assessment in adjustment to abutment accustomed cryptocurrency mining centers Crypto miners will anon accept to annals with the government
Iran Licenses More Crypto Mining Farms
The Islamic Republic of Iran has reportedly issued permits for 14 cryptocurrency mining farms, anniversary with a accommodation of 300 megawatts, Tehran-headquartered Mehr account bureau appear Sunday.
Cryptocurrency mining has been an accustomed action in Iran back July aftermost year and the country’s Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade has issued over 1,000 licenses to crypto miners. However, not all accustomed mining farms are currently in operation. In May, Iran licensed Iminer, a $7.3 actor bitcoin mining enterprise.
Nonetheless, Iran has been aggravating to action a growing cardinal of miners smuggling their accessories into the country. Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, agent arch of Iran’s Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Company (Tavanir), said that the Iranian government has articular 1,000 actionable cryptocurrency mining farms advance beyond the country.
Miners accept been absorption to Iran abundantly due to its subsidized electricity rates. Data shows that mining farms in Iran are advantageous as little as $0.01 to $0.05 for one kilowatt-hour (kWh) of electricity. However, the ante access four-fold during the aiguille summer season, from June to September. The Financial Tribune appear Sunday:
Mostafa Rajabi told accompaniment TV that the aim of the assessment cut is to abutment acknowledged mining farms during the four summer months. “To be acceptable for the incentives, the miners can booty allotment or advance in Tavanir’s contempo ability affairs such as the advancing activity to alter one actor old (gas-powered) air conditioners with energy-efficient ACs,” the advertisement quoted him as saying.
Meanwhile, cryptocurrency miners will anon accept to annals with the government. Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri Kouhshahi appear aftermost week:
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