Iran has become a particularly popular country among cryptocurrency miners due to its low energy costs. However, concerned about increasing energy consumption, the Iranian government has made a unique decision.

So the authorities will reward those who do this. report cryptocurrency minersThe premiums could reach one million Iranian rials (€21.27), a modest amount but interesting considering that the country’s per capita income is expected to be €16,200 in 2023, according to the World Bank.

The country is experiencing its worst heatwave in 50 years, with temperatures reaching 45 degrees Celsius in some parts of Iran, causing power cuts.

Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, CEO of national electricity distributor Tavanir, has on several occasions slammed cryptocurrency miners and bitcoin miners in particular. high electricity consumption something that imposes this activity.

“So far, more than 230,000 illegal cryptocurrency mining devices have been discovered, with energy consumption reaching 900 MW. This consumption is equivalent to the consumption of the entire Markazi province. Providing this amount of electricity would require the construction of a power plant with a capacity of 1,300 MW,” Rabaji said.

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