{"id":"tp-5936","type":"article-newspaper","title":"45,000 Bitcoin mining rigs seized in Iran for unauthorized usage of subsidized electricity","author":"Mark Jason Alcala","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/5936","datePublished":"2021-01-19T14:12:26.000Z","dateModified":"2021-01-19T14:12:26.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Iranian authorities have targeted illegal crypto mining activities after the country's major cities experienced power outages.","section":"Regulation","references":[{"title":"Bitcoin.com","url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/iran-seizes-45000-bitcoin-miners-for-illegally-using-subsidized-government-electricity-report/"},{"title":"Tasmin News Agency","url":"https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2021/01/17/2434192/thousands-of-illicit-bitcoin-mining-machines-seized-in-iran"},{"title":"Coindesk","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-miners-seized-electricity-iran"},{"title":"TokenPost","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com"}]}