Iran News

Iran — also known as Persia or, officially, the Islamic Republic of Iran — is a sovereign state in Western Asia. Iran is one of the richest Asian countries, as it is the 18th economy by the volume of national production. In 2017, Bitcoin in Iran was considered as an alternative currency because the government wanted to ban U.S. dollars after the U.S. had imposed a ban on entry for seven Arabic states, including Iran. However, according to Iran’s Bitcoin regulation which were issued in 2017, work with cryptocurrency is prohibited for all financial establishments and exchanges. According to Iran’s central bank, cryptocurrency is used for the financing of terrorism, money laundering and making transactions between the criminals.

Central Bank-Issued Digital Currencies: Why Governments May (or May Not) Need Them

OCT 25, 2018 | by Stephen O'Neal

Japan’s central bank doesn’t want a CBDC. What about others?

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FinCEN Lambasts Iran's 'Illicit and Malign' Use of Crypto to Evade Sanctions

OCT 12, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued an advisory calling on cryptocurrency exchanges to monitor Iranian use of crypto to evade sanc...

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Brazil Tops List of Cryptojacking Coinhive Victims, Iranian Cybersecurity Authority Warns

OCT 10, 2018 | by William Suberg

Iranian cyber researchers have delivered statistics about Coinhive malware infections worldwide, with Iran ranking fourth place.

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Crypto Mining Accepted as an Industry by Iranian Authorities

SEP 05, 2018 | by Helen Partz

The Secretary of Iran's Supreme Cyberspace Council has revealed that the government has accepted crypto mining as an industry.

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Hyperbitcoinization: How Currency Crises Are Driving Nations to Crypto

SEP 02, 2018 | by Simon Chandler

Inflation is driving these nations to crypto, but there won’t be hyperbitcoinization as long as reserve currencies remain strong.

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Iran: State-Backed Crypto Draft is Ready, Central Bank to Soon Announce Stance on Crypto

AUG 25, 2018 | by Helen Partz

Iran’s National Cyberspace Center has revealed that the draft of the state-backed cryptocurrency project is ready.

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Iranian Crypto Ransomware Threat Will Rise in Today’s Geopolitical Climate, Report Predicts

AUG 08, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

Iran-based ransomware that demands crypto payments will further escalate amid the current geopolitical fallout, according to Accenture’s new report.

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Iran ‘Preparing Ground’ for National Cryptocurrency to Dodge US Sanctions

JUL 26, 2018 | by William Suberg

Iranian authorities are taking fresh steps towards creating a national cryptocurrency in the face of U.S. sanctions returning.

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Banks and Cryptocurrencies Global Evaluation: The Middle East

JUN 14, 2018 | by Christina Georgacopoulos

It’s definitely more red than green.

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Iran: Crypto Adoption or Rejection?

MAY 29, 2018 | by Gareth Jenkinson

Iran is exploring the use of cryptocurrencies as a means to work around international sanctions that inhibit trade with other countries.

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Iran and Russia Discuss Transacting in Crypto to Avoid International Sanctions

MAY 19, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

Both Iran and Russia are reportedly looking into using cryptocurrency as a way around Western sanctions

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Iran Sanctions: Citizens Use Crypto To Move $2.5 Bln Out Of Country

MAY 10, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

Iran’s currency crisis in the wake of the US exit from the nuclear accord deal has brought crypto to the fore, at both gov’t and individual scale.

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Iran: Model Of State-Issued Digital Currency Now Ready, Says Gov’t Minister

APR 30, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

An Iranian government minister has confirmed that an experimental model of a domestic digital currency is now ready.

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Central Bank Of Iran Bans Banks From Crypto Dealings

APR 23, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

Iran’s Central bank bans domestic financial institutions from dealing with cryptocurrencies, as the country’s rial plummets to unprecedented lows.

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Iranian Cyberspace Authority Says Telegram’s Upcoming Crypto Threatens National Currency

APR 04, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

Iranian High Council of Cyberspace wants to ban Telegram — an “enemy of the public sector” — citing the danger of its foray into the crypto sphere

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Pax Crypto: Russia Proposes First Multinational Cryptocurrency, Expert Blog

JAN 13, 2018 | by Selva Ozelli

From Genghis Khan to cryptocurrencies: Russia wants to change the global trade with Blockchain and cryptocurrencies and make a strong ‘cryptounion’

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Turkey, Iran To Release State-Backed Cryptocurrencies On Heels Of Venezuela’s Petro

FEB 23, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

The governments of Turkey and Iran are considering launching their own state-backed cryptocurrencies, following in the wake of the Venezuelan Petro.

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Iranian Government Plans New Infrastructure for Bitcoin Users

NOV 04, 2017 | by Lisa Froelings

Iranian government plans to implement a new infrastructure for Bitcoin users in the country.

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Iran Central Bank Wants To ‘Control And Prevent’ Cryptocurrency, Local Press Reports

FEB 22, 2018 | by William Suberg

An apparent about turn from Iranian government sources has seen the central bank say it wishes to “prevent” cryptocurrency.

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Iranian Cyberspace Authority Says Telegram’s Upcoming Crypto Threatens National Currency

APR 04, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

Iranian High Council of Cyberspace wants to ban Telegram — an “enemy of the public sector” — citing the danger of its foray into the crypto sphere

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Iranian High Council Of Cyberspace Supports Proposals To Regulate Cryptocurrencies

NOV 28, 2017 | by Joshua Althauser

Iran’s cyberspace authority has claimed that it supports any move to regulate the use of digital currencies.

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Iran Sanctions: Citizens Use Crypto To Move $2.5 Bln Out Of Country

MAY 10, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

Iran’s currency crisis in the wake of the US exit from the nuclear accord deal has brought crypto to the fore, at both gov’t and individual scale.

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Iran and Russia Discuss Transacting in Crypto to Avoid International Sanctions

MAY 19, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

Both Iran and Russia are reportedly looking into using cryptocurrency as a way around Western sanctions

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Bank For International Settlements Distances Itself From Centralized Digital Currencies

MAR 13, 2018 | by William Suberg

European banking bigwigs appear to be underwhelmed by the idea of digital currency, either decentralized or bank-issued.

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Iran ‘Preparing Ground’ for National Cryptocurrency to Dodge US Sanctions

JUL 26, 2018 | by William Suberg

Iranian authorities are taking fresh steps towards creating a national cryptocurrency in the face of U.S. sanctions returning.

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Banks and Cryptocurrencies Global Evaluation: The Middle East

JUN 14, 2018 | by Christina Georgacopoulos

It’s definitely more red than green.

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Crypto - The Answer For Russia's Petrodollar Woes?

DEC 11, 2017 | by Gareth Jenkinson

Russia could consider using cryptocurrencies to trade oil.

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Iran: Model Of State-Issued Digital Currency Now Ready, Says Gov’t Minister

APR 30, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

An Iranian government minister has confirmed that an experimental model of a domestic digital currency is now ready.

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Iran: State-Backed Crypto Draft is Ready, Central Bank to Soon Announce Stance on Crypto

AUG 25, 2018 | by Helen Partz

Iran’s National Cyberspace Center has revealed that the draft of the state-backed cryptocurrency project is ready.

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Iran: Crypto Adoption or Rejection?

MAY 29, 2018 | by Gareth Jenkinson

Iran is exploring the use of cryptocurrencies as a means to work around international sanctions that inhibit trade with other countries.

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Pax Crypto: Russia Proposes First Multinational Cryptocurrency, Expert Blog

JAN 13, 2018 | by Selva Ozelli

From Genghis Khan to cryptocurrencies: Russia wants to change the global trade with Blockchain and cryptocurrencies and make a strong ‘cryptounion’

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Iran and Russia Discuss Transacting in Crypto to Avoid International Sanctions

MAY 19, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

Both Iran and Russia are reportedly looking into using cryptocurrency as a way around Western sanctions

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Turkey, Iran To Release State-Backed Cryptocurrencies On Heels Of Venezuela’s Petro

FEB 23, 2018 | by Molly Jane Zuckerman

The governments of Turkey and Iran are considering launching their own state-backed cryptocurrencies, following in the wake of the Venezuelan Petro.

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Iran Central Bank Wants To ‘Control And Prevent’ Cryptocurrency, Local Press Reports

FEB 22, 2018 | by William Suberg

An apparent about turn from Iranian government sources has seen the central bank say it wishes to “prevent” cryptocurrency.

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Bitcoin Worth ‘A Few Billion Dollars’ Coming To Iran: US Analyst

MAR 28, 2017 | by William Suberg

A US analyst has said ‘a few billion dollars’’ worth of Bitcoin and altcoins may be making their way to Iran’s economy.

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Iranian Government Plans New Infrastructure for Bitcoin Users

NOV 04, 2017 | by Lisa Froelings

Iranian government plans to implement a new infrastructure for Bitcoin users in the country.

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Iran Stops Using US Dollar, Could Become Next Major Bitcoin Market

FEB 09, 2017 | by Joseph Young

The governor of the Central Bank of Iran officially announced that the US dollar will no longer be used within the country.

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Iran ‘Preparing Ground’ for National Cryptocurrency to Dodge US Sanctions

JUL 26, 2018 | by William Suberg

Iranian authorities are taking fresh steps towards creating a national cryptocurrency in the face of U.S. sanctions returning.

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Central Bank Of Iran Bans Banks From Crypto Dealings

APR 23, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

Iran’s Central bank bans domestic financial institutions from dealing with cryptocurrencies, as the country’s rial plummets to unprecedented lows.

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Iran: Crypto Adoption or Rejection?

MAY 29, 2018 | by Gareth Jenkinson

Iran is exploring the use of cryptocurrencies as a means to work around international sanctions that inhibit trade with other countries.

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Banks and Cryptocurrencies Global Evaluation: The Middle East

JUN 14, 2018 | by Christina Georgacopoulos

It’s definitely more red than green.

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Bank For International Settlements Distances Itself From Centralized Digital Currencies

MAR 13, 2018 | by William Suberg

European banking bigwigs appear to be underwhelmed by the idea of digital currency, either decentralized or bank-issued.

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Crypto - The Answer For Russia's Petrodollar Woes?

DEC 11, 2017 | by Gareth Jenkinson

Russia could consider using cryptocurrencies to trade oil.

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Hyperbitcoinization: How Currency Crises Are Driving Nations to Crypto

SEP 02, 2018 | by Simon Chandler

Inflation is driving these nations to crypto, but there won’t be hyperbitcoinization as long as reserve currencies remain strong.

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FinCEN Lambasts Iran's 'Illicit and Malign' Use of Crypto to Evade Sanctions

OCT 12, 2018 | by Marie Huillet

The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued an advisory calling on cryptocurrency exchanges to monitor Iranian use of crypto to evade sanc...

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