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How Much Bitcoin Has Iran Mined? It's Complicated

Individuals, schools, and mosques in Iran are illegally mining Bitcoin to avoid high bills, making it difficult to estimate BTC holdings.


What the nuclear watchdog says: IAEA, meanwhile, released a statement Friday amid the fraught relationship with Iran, in which Grossi said nuclear facilities should “never be attacked.” The agency chief also stressed the need for IAEA inspectors to continue their activities in Iran.

The Iranian bill that would suspend cooperation with the agency is now on its final step before becoming law, having been sent to the country’s president for his signature, after being approved by the country’s Guardian Council on Thursday.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar slammed Iran’s move toward suspending cooperation with the IAEA, saying the country “continues to mislead the international community and actively works to prevent effective oversight of its nuclear program.”