Iran to lift Bitcoin mining ban in September
Authorized Bitcoin miners will be able to resume their operations after the electricity preservation policy during the hot summer months. Iran will once again allow Bitcoin and crypto miners to operate in the country from the last week of September.According to a report by Iran’s Financial Tribune, Tavanir, the country’s power generation organization, made the decision known earlier in August.As previously reported by Cointelegraph, Iran’s government banned Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto mining operations back in May. At the time, the decision was reportedly made to prevent miners from....
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