Iranian crypto mining industry

The Iranian economy is struggling to deal with economic problems. U.S. sanctions hurt the local economy. One of the possible solutions for Iran was to authorize crypto mining. However, to start crypto mining, potential investors might receive permission from Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mine, and Trade. Another condition is that crypto mining should take place outside of provincial centers. They even specified that miners have to establish such facilities at least 30 km from the provincial centers.

It does not mean that citizens can use cryptocurrencies to pay for the products. The Iranian government released a new law on August 4 regarding this issue. According to this law, the Iranian government is not going to recognize any domestic transactions which involve cryptocurrencies.

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