Iran issues cryptocurrency mining licenses to thirty companies – Bits Media

Despite the general ban on mining, associated with interruptions in the operation of energy networks, Iranian Ministry of Industry and Trade Authorizes Thirty Mining Enterprises in the Country.

Six licenses have been issued to companies in Semnan province, but enterprises of the province of Alborz, located near the capital of the country, received four licenses. Four more licenses were issued to companies in the province of Mazandaran, East Azerbaijan and Zenjan. In the province of Tehran, in which the capital of the country and the center of political power is located, only one license was issued.

Recall, that in May, the president of Iran approved the ban on the extraction of cryptocurrencies before 22 september, Since mining overloads the country's energy networks. Earlier, the representative of the Iranian Ministry of Energy said, that the department will introduce severe fines for miners, mining cryptocurrencies in residential buildings.

In early June, Iranian President said, that he intends to legalize crypto assets and called for the development of regulatory provisions for their regulation, And last week, law enforcement agencies reported on confiscation 7 000 devices for mining cryptocurrencies.