{"id":335486,"date":"2025-08-11T21:14:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T20:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=335486"},"modified":"2025-08-11T21:14:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T20:14:22","slug":"iran-news-crypto-mining-farm-discovered-in-ahvaz-stadium-tunnels-exposes-deepening-corruption-in-regime-institutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/iran-news-crypto-mining-farm-discovered-in-ahvaz-stadium-tunnels-exposes-deepening-corruption-in-regime-institutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: Crypto Mining Farm Discovered in Ahvaz Stadium Tunnels Exposes Deepening Corruption in Regime Institutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_335487\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-335487\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-335487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crypto-Mining-Farm-Discovered-in-Ahvaz-Stadium-Tunnels-10082025-e1754942444471.jpg\" alt=\"A large-scale cryptocurrency mining operation hidden beneath a 16-hectare state-owned sports stadium in Ahvaz\u2014August 10, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crypto-Mining-Farm-Discovered-in-Ahvaz-Stadium-Tunnels-10082025-e1754942444471.jpg 998w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crypto-Mining-Farm-Discovered-in-Ahvaz-Stadium-Tunnels-10082025-e1754942444471-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crypto-Mining-Farm-Discovered-in-Ahvaz-Stadium-Tunnels-10082025-e1754942444471-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crypto-Mining-Farm-Discovered-in-Ahvaz-Stadium-Tunnels-10082025-e1754942444471-742x420.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crypto-Mining-Farm-Discovered-in-Ahvaz-Stadium-Tunnels-10082025-e1754942444471-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crypto-Mining-Farm-Discovered-in-Ahvaz-Stadium-Tunnels-10082025-e1754942444471-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-335487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A large-scale cryptocurrency mining operation hidden beneath a 16-hectare state-owned sports stadium in Ahvaz\u2014August 10, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-688895e8-3994-8328-9074-07341b32c27a-1\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-246\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"0524b454-0851-4d12-bc87-e1c76ef20c00\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"439\">The discovery of a large-scale cryptocurrency mining operation hidden beneath a 16-hectare state-owned sports stadium in Ahvaz has ignited public outrage, highlighting both systemic corruption and the misuse of public resources by regime-linked officials amid nationwide power shortages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"946\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eghtesadonline.com\/fa\/news\/2078975\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to <em data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"471\">Eghtesad Online<\/em><\/a> and the state-run <em data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"502\">Asr-e Iran<\/em>, the illegal mining farm was located in tunnels beneath the cycling track at the Shahid Ghorbani Sports Complex and in service rooms housing lighting and electrical systems. The concealed location allowed the operation to continue undetected for over two years. Reports allege the site was directly managed by Khosro Pirhadi, head of the Khuzestan Cycling Board and former head of security for the Khuzestan provincial governor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1254\">Additional names have surfaced in the case, including Hamid Bani-Tamim, a former senior sports official in the province. Sources told <em data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1103\">Eghtesad Online<\/em> that access to the tunnels was tightly controlled by cycling board staff, with entrances locked to prevent outsiders from discovering the operation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bitcoin Mining in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGC<\/a> Operations and the Power Grid Crisis<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XlSLOyWBIO\">https:\/\/t.co\/XlSLOyWBIO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1927122321669492783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1649\">The revelation comes at a time when Iran is facing its worst summer power crisis in years. As <em data-start=\"1350\" data-end=\"1363\">Gadget News<\/em> noted, the country is experiencing prolonged daily blackouts and severe electricity shortages. While regime officials routinely blame \u201cpublic overconsumption\u201d for outages, the Ahvaz case has prompted questions about the unmonitored use of subsidized electricity by powerful insiders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1651\" data-end=\"2000\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/gadgetnews.net\/1023051\/miners-ghorbani-stadium-ahvaz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em data-start=\"1655\" data-end=\"1668\">Gadget News<\/em> report<\/a> described how the mining farm was equipped with an industrial cooling system, a dedicated water tank, and specialized internet antennas \u2014 all installed within the stadium grounds to support continuous crypto mining. Such infrastructure, critics say, could not have been set up without high-level protection and complicity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2002\" data-end=\"2417\">In response to the public uproar, the Khuzestan Provincial Department of Sports and Youth issued a statement claiming that \u201cthe discovery, reporting, and sealing of the illegal operation were carried out in cooperation with the head of the Cycling Board\u201d and that the matter has been referred to \u201crelevant judicial authorities.\u201d The statement insisted that normal sporting activities at the complex will continue.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Delving into Iran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Corruption?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Corruption<\/a> Chronicles \u2013 Part 1<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3uRDWFAqxD\">https:\/\/t.co\/3uRDWFAqxD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1737693124187816244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2419\" data-end=\"2952\">However, as the state-run <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilna.ir\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7-15\/1672083-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D8%AC%DB%8C%D8%A8-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%81-%D9%85%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%B9%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%85-%D9%87%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em data-start=\"2431\" data-end=\"2449\">ILNA News Agency<\/em> admits<\/a>, competing accounts have emerged in the media, with some suggesting the official narrative is designed to downplay the scale of the operation and shield higher-ranking figures from accountability. The outlet noted that the scandal has struck a nerve with the public: \u201cWhile people endure sudden blackouts, dead air conditioners, and unbearable summer heat, some individuals appear to have enough influence to tap into subsidized electricity and public facilities for personal enrichment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2954\" data-end=\"3314\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Observers say the case underscores a deep and growing disparity between how the regime polices ordinary citizens and how it shields those with political connections. Unless addressed transparently, the Ahvaz crypto scandal risks becoming yet another symbol of the impunity enjoyed by Iran\u2019s ruling elite \u2014 and of the public\u2019s mounting resentment toward them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2954\" data-end=\"3314\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">For years, the regime is exploiting special state-backed privileges\u2014particularly through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/publications\/special-reports\/bitcoin-mining-in-iran-irgc-operations-and-the-power-grid-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRGC-affiliated cryptocurrency mining operations<\/a>\u2014to evade international sanctions, siphoning off enormous amounts of subsidized electricity. Meanwhile, ordinary Iranians suffer under relentless droughts, scorching heat, crippling power outages, and failing infrastructure, a stark contrast that underscores the regime\u2019s misallocation of critical resources.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The discovery of a large-scale cryptocurrency mining operation hidden beneath a 16-hectare state-owned sports stadium in Ahvaz has ignited public outrage, highlighting both systemic corruption and the misuse of public 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