{"id":11269,"date":"2021-09-30T07:21:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T06:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=11269"},"modified":"2021-09-30T07:21:51","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T06:21:51","slug":"ceo-of-tehran-stock-exchange-resigns-following-the-discovery-of-bitcoin-miners-in-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/ceo-of-tehran-stock-exchange-resigns-following-the-discovery-of-bitcoin-miners-in-building\/","title":{"rendered":"CEO of Tehran Stock Exchange  resigns following the discovery of Bitcoin miners in building"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After a raid by the Iranian authorities, Ali Sahraee, the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/iran-ministry-allegedly-dismisses-illegal-crypto-mining-claims-by-tavanir.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"9152\">Tehran Stock Exchange<\/a>&#8216;s chief executive officer since 2018, has reportedly resigned following the discovery of cryptocurrency mining rigs in the building's basement.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CEO-of-Tehran-Stock-Exchange-resigns-following-the-discovery-of-Bitcoin-miners-in-building.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CEO-of-Tehran-Stock-Exchange-resigns-following-the-discovery-of-Bitcoin-miners-in-building.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CEO-of-Tehran-Stock-Exchange-resigns-following-the-discovery-of-Bitcoin-miners-in-building-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CEO-of-Tehran-Stock-Exchange-resigns-following-the-discovery-of-Bitcoin-miners-in-building-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CEO-of-Tehran-Stock-Exchange-resigns-following-the-discovery-of-Bitcoin-miners-in-building-236x157.jpg 236w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CEO-of-Tehran-Stock-Exchange-resigns-following-the-discovery-of-Bitcoin-miners-in-building-740x492.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the resignation of Sahraee, the Tehran Stock Exchange, or TSE, will be led by market vice president Mahmoud Goudarzi, according to a report from the country's state-run media, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=CEO+of+Tehran+Stock+Exchange+resigns+following+the+discovery+of+Bitcoin+miners+in+building&rlz=1C1SQJL_enNG889NG889&oq=CEO+of+Tehran+Stock+Exchange++resigns+following+the+discovery+of+Bitcoin+miners+in+building&aqs=chrome..69i57.1206j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=CEO+of+Tehran+Stock+Exchange+resigns+following+the+discovery+of+Bitcoin+miners+in+building&rlz=1C1SQJL_enNG889NG889&oq=CEO+of+Tehran+Stock+Exchange++resigns+following+the+discovery+of+Bitcoin+miners+in+building&aqs=chrome..69i57.1206j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Islamic Republic News Agency<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; 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in the basement of the TSE building in the Sa'adat Abad area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The TSE originally denied the miners' existence, claiming that the equipment was part of a research study. Executive deputy director Beheshti-Sarsht, on the other hand, later stated that the corporation should be held responsible for its activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In May, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared that during the summer, Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency mining would be restricted in order to minimize pressure on the country's power infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It's unclear when authorities discovered the mining rigs in the<a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/court-dismisses-case-against-tether-and-bitfinex.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"11262\"> TSE basement during <\/a>a &#8220;sudden check,&#8221; but the operation appeared to be lawful until the latter week of September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities raided crypto miners large and small during the ban, confiscating unlawfully functioning miners and fining homes responsible for generating blocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The majority of the raids, however, targeted abandoned factories, houses, and small businesses, rather than the country's largest stock exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran's energy problem has resulted in brownouts and blackouts, with many officials blaming crypto mining for draining the country's resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, according to a report released in August by the country's Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, some officials' assertions about <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/blockchain-firm-northern-data-to-acquire-33k-asic-miners-through-bitfield-acquisition.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"11155\">crypto<\/a> miners' power usage &#8220;seem to be grossly inflated.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a raid by the Iranian authorities, Ali Sahraee, the Tehran Stock Exchange&#8216;s chief executive officer since 2018, has reportedly resigned following the discovery of cryptocurrency mining rigs in the building&#8217;s basement. 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