Iran’s internet blackout raises questions for Bitcoin mining. How much risk does it pose, and could it impact the global network?

Amid anti-government protests, Iran’s near-total internet blackout today has raised a quiet but important question for Bitcoin mining. The blackout is not a systemic threat to Bitcoin. But it does ...

Iran’s internet blackout did more than disrupt daily online life; it sent shockwaves through the Bitcoin [BTC] network. Miners were cut off, and the hashrate fell sharply.