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Iran Shuts Down Over 8,000 Illegal Crypto Mining Farms in 3 Jahre

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Authorities in Iran have closed down more than 8,000 underground facilities for cryptocurrency mining in the past three years, Lokale Medien berichteten. Despite the government’s crackdown, illegal crypto mining continues to account for a serious amount of energy consumption, official figures…

US Government Remains a Top Bitcoin Holder With Seized Stash Valued at $5.6 Milliarde

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Ab März 25, 2023, die USA. government held 205,515 bitcoins worth $5.6 Milliarde, which is approximately 1.06% of the circulating supply, according to current statistics. The cache of bitcoins is a result of three forfeitures that began in 2020. Glassnode’S…

Former Cohasset High School Employee Accused of Stealing Thousands in Electricity to Mine Bitcoin in School Campus Crawlspace

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A former school assistant facilities director in Cohasset, Massachusetts, has been accused of operating a cryptocurrency mining operation inside a crawlspace at Cohasset High School. The Cohasset Police Department alleges that Nadeam Nahas stole nearly $18,000 in electricity to power the…

Several Crypto Exchange Websites Taken Down in Kazakhstan

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Financial authorities in Kazakhstan have targeted at least five online platforms exchanging cryptocurrencies outside the law. Documents, computer equipment, and cryptocurrency wallets have been seized during searches in the northern part of the country. Kazakhstan’s Financial Watchdog Goes After Unlicensed Crypto…

Iran gibt beschlagnahmte Krypto-Mining-Ausrüstung an Miner zurück

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A government body responsible for state property in Iran has released some of the hardware seized from illegal crypto mining farms. Its top executive explained the agency was obliged to do that by courts in the Islamic Republic, where unlicensed miners…

Iran Amends Regulations to Ease Crypto Miners’ Access to Renewable Energy

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Authorities in Iran have revised some rules for the crypto mining industry in order to facilitate its access to green power. Licensed miners will now be able to purchase electricity produced from renewable sources from across the country at lower rates….

Weißrussland hat Millionen von Dollar in Krypto beschlagnahmt, Behauptungen des Chefermittlers

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Behörden in Belarus haben die Beschlagnahme von Kryptowährungen gemeistert, das Oberhaupt des Landes’s Untersuchungsausschuss in einem kürzlich durchgeführten Interview enthüllt. Der hochrangige Strafverfolgungsbeamte behauptet, der Staat habe bereits Krypto-Vermögenswerte im Wert von mehreren Millionen Dollar beschlagnahmt. Companies Allegedly Help…

Die argentinische Zentralbank bereitet neue Vorschriften für digitale Geldbörsen vor

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The Central Bank of Argentina is reportedly working on a new group of regulations seeking to control the totality of the digital wallets in the country. This new legal framework is directed at stopping fraud said to be facilitated by these…

Kosovo beschlagnahmt Hunderte von Krypto-Mining-Maschinen bei Razzia

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Police in Kosovo seized another batch of over 200 mining devices as part of raids that started on Thursday. The offensive against underground crypto farms was launched after authorities in Pristina banned the power-hungry minting of digital currencies amid an energy…