Iran is experiencing wide-scale blackouts and unhealthy levels of smog. The government says bitcoin mining operations, which use a great amount of electricity, are to blame. The government has already shut down at least one licensed mining operation and is now going after rogue mining operations. — Read the rest
Source: https://boingboing.net/2021/01/18/irans-government-blames-smog-and-massive-blackouts-on-bitcoin-mining-operations-in-its-country.html
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