Venezuela’s Bitcoin Story Puts It in a Category of One
Venezuela’s peer-to-peer bitcoin activity has been extraordinary, whether measured as an absolute or relative to GDP, according to CoinDesk Research data.
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Inside Iran’s Onslaught on Bitcoin Mining
Jan 28, 2021
Iran has been clamping down on mining farms, but it also wants to use crypto mining to boost the sanctioned nation's revenue stream.
Crypto income could benefit the economy and help bring foreign funds into the country, the think tank says.
The devices are said to have been consuming 95 megawatts per hour of electricity at a reduced rate.
The illegal mining operations will be disconnected from the national power grid and the miners will face prosecution.
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