In the basement of the Tehran stock exchange, a mining farm was discovered - Bits Media

The general director of the Tiegran stock exchange Ali Sakhrai resigned after, How law enforcement agencies found in the basement of the building working equipment for cryptocurrency mining.

Back in May, the Iranian government completely banned mining in connection with overload of energy networks and a lack of capacities. In early September, it was reported, that the country's authorities closed more than 5,000 illegal mining farms. Now the farms were in this list not only in abandoned buildings, but also in the basement of the Tiegran stock exchange building (That). The building itself is located in the rich area of the Saadat-Abad in the north of the capital of the country.

The exact date of detection of the "truly underground" farm in the basements of the building is unknown, As well as the number of devices. It is only known, that there were "many". The leadership of the stock exchange tried to justify himself, that the equipment is installed in the "Research Project". However, later the deputy head of TSE recognized, that the company must take responsibility for illegal mining.

Recall, that the ban on mining in Iran was lifted
22 september. According to local energy companies, Illegal miners consume from 2,000 to 3,000 MW.