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Cryptocurrency Ecosystem => Crypto currency Mining => Topic started by: RSRS on July 29, 2021, 07:15:31 AM
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With the government in Beijing cracking down on their operations, Chinese miners have been on the lookout for other jurisdictions. Providing low-cost energy, Iran has emerged as a prospective destination. However, the country’s state-owned power utility has expressed concerns over a possible influx of miners and illegal imports of mining hardware from China.
Tavanir Warns About Flood of Chinese Miners and Equipment Into Iran
The Iran Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company, Tavanir, has issued a warning regarding the entry of Chinese cryptocurrency miners into Iran amid China’s ongoing crackdown on the industry. The state-run utility shared its concerns in correspondence with the Central Taskforce to Combat Smuggling of Goods and Foreign Currency.
In a letter published by the economic news website Eghtesadnews, Tavanir CEO Mohammad Hussein Motevallizadeh referred to media reports on the shutting down of mining facilities in China. The government offensive against the sector could push Chinese miners into other countries, the executive cautioned, according to the report quoted by the English-language business daily Financial Tribune.
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