Iran’s Power Woes: Crypto Miners Accused of Frying the Grid (and Toasting Neighbors!)
Enter Mohammad Allahdad, Tavanir’s deputy boss and apparent unwitting character in this electric circus. On July 29, he declared, grandly, that cryptocurrency mining is gobbling up between 15–20% of the country’s current electricity deficit. That’s not just a number—imagine if your air conditioner, your blender, and your entire street were all powered by computers feverishly trying to earn pretend internet gold. (Now add a few more air conditioners. Now take them away, because the power’s out!)







