{"id":"tp-2828","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Iran approves crypto mining, crypto still not legal tender","author":"Melvin Alfred Wong","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2828","datePublished":"2019-07-30T07:18:30.000Z","dateModified":"2019-07-30T07:18:30.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"The government of Iran just gave crypto miners the green light to begin operations in the country that has been surprisingly receptive of the new industry. While crypto coins are not yet allowed as legal tender, regul…","section":"Regulation","references":[{"title":"Mehr News Agency","url":"https://en.mehrnews.com/news/148195/Iranian-govt-authorizes-crypto-mining"},{"title":"CoinDesk","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/irans-government-gives-the-official-nod-to-crypto-mining"}]}