The Iranian government is using intelligence officers to find and stop large-scale farms that have been set up to mine cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), Bloomberg reported on Friday. The Iranian Students’ News Agency reported the testimony of a distribution coordinator at a state-run grid operator, who said the Ministry of Intelligence had begun setting up committees across … [Read more...] about Iranian intelligence officers target illegal cryptocurrency miners
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Korean tax officers seize $22M in crypto directly from exchange accounts
South Korea’s Seoul metropolitan government has seized 25 billion won ($22 million) worth of crypto from tax evaders—directly out of their exchange accounts, local news outlet Yonhap reported yesterday.Per the publication, tax officers discovered digital assets belonging to 1,566 individuals and heads of various companies—referred to as “top tax delinquents”—across three … [Read more...] about Korean tax officers seize $22M in crypto directly from exchange accounts