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Episode: THE MINING POD: Bitcoin Mining in Iran w/ Masih Alavi
Description: Bitcoin mining is thriving in Iran – but mostly in the shadows.FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HEREYou're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 15,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.comWelcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Masih Alavi, CEO of ViraMiner, joins us to discuss an overlooked mecca for bitcoin mining: Iran. He estimates that miners in the country operate with just 5 MW of legal, while 2 GW of mining activity hums away in the shadows of...