2020-1-4 21:05 |
Bitcoin jumped the most in two weeks after a U.S. drone strike killed a top Iranian military commander, fueling speculation that heightened geopolitical turmoil might spur demand for the cryptocurrency in 2020. origin »
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Bitcoin prices have jumped almost 6% over the past couple of hours as news emerges of a US airstrike on Iranian military personnel. Bitcoin Price Surges $400 A huge green candle has just appeared on the hourly BTC chart sending the asset surging back above $7,000.
2020-1-3 11:00 | |
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Recently, cryptocurrency advocates have been discussing the upcoming halvings set to happen on the BTC and BCH blockchains in six months or less. Since crypto prices have been heading southbound, the SHA256 consensus hashrate continues to remain relatively unfazed and data stemming from freshly minted coins shows miners have been stockpiling.
2019-11-28 03:30 | |
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In June this year Iran announced its national information network was 80% complete. Five months later, a total blackout was implemented. “NetBlocks says it took Iranian authorities about 24 hours.
2019-11-25 22:03 | |
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The government in Iran recently decided to raise the price of gas by 50% as they ration gas, and it hasn’t sat well with the locals. The changes seem to be connected to the limitations by US sanctions on Petro Dollars, which meant that the country had to reduce their subsidies. The new was given […]
2019-11-18 16:32 | |
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Throughout the course of 2019, Iran’s government and the country’s energy officials have been creating new guidelines for bitcoin miners setting up data facilities in the oil-rich nation.
2019-11-15 04:00 | |
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As reported by PressTV, the Iranian news outlet, on November 13th, authorities in Iran are offering bounties to people who expose unauthorized crypto mining operations. The announcement was made by an Energy Ministry’s spokesman at an interview with IRIB News.
2019-11-14 20:28 | |
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More and more Iranians are parking their savings into the Tehran bourse as staggering inflation weakens their trust in the Rial. Tehran Times reports that the benchmark Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) grew 74% during the first six months of the Iranian calendar, which begins every March 21.
2019-10-4 14:26 | |
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New, unprecedented economic sanctions have been imposed on Iran’s central bank after blame for a September 14 oil field attack was pinned on the nation by U. S. leaders. The sanctions blacklist the Iranian central bank and sovereign wealth fund, further severing the country’s already tenuous ties to the global market.
2019-9-22 11:38 | |
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Government documents reveal a draft proposal for new cryptocurrency mining regulations in Iran.
2019-9-20 21:45 | |
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The Iranian National Tax Administration (INTA) has announced that cryptocurrency miners in the country will be given a tax exemption if they bring their foreign earnings back into the country, as reported by Financial Tribune, September 12, 2019.
2019-9-12 15:00 | |
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New research from Gate Trade surveyed more than 1,500 Iranian bitcoiners and gleaned insight into their earnings, obstacles and interest in mining. The post New Research Offers Insight Into Iranian Bitcoiners appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.
2019-9-13 21:36 | |
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Iranian bitcoin users are earning a significant portion of their income in crypto, and hodling for the long haul.
2019-9-11 12:00 | |
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Iranian bitcoiners are showing the world what censorship resistance really looks like.
2019-8-7 07:00 | |
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Stories continue to emerge about newly discovered illegal mining operations being busted by state and corporate authorities. Just last week Iranian media reported the seizure of 177 Bitcoin mining units worth over $270,000 being smuggled via truck in the Arak region.
2019-8-6 21:00 | |
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Stories continue to emerge about newly discovered illegal mining operations being busted by state and corporate authorities. Just last week Iranian media reported the seizure of 177 Bitcoin mining units worth over $270,000 being smuggled via truck in the Arak region.
2019-8-8 21:00 | |
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Iranian authorities have implemented new regulations to govern all cryptocurrency-related activities in the state. The new law stipulates that all crypto-related transactions in the region remain illegal and cryptocurrency miners are required to obtain the relevant licenses while also operating in compliance with other guidelines, reports PressTV on August 5, 2019.
2019-8-5 15:00 | |
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GitHub, a San Francisco-based open-source code hosting provider, was prevented from providing sanctioned nations, including Iran and Syria, from accessing their supposedly open-source services. These restrictions highlight the need for decentralized web utilities—like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
2019-8-1 11:19 | |
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As previously reported by Bitcoin Exchange Guide [BEG], GitHub currently bans certain countries – that the US have pushed aside – from using its services. An Iranian software developer named, Hamed Saeedi, was the one to have exposed the rather negative GitHub side, stressing the extent to which the world’s leading software development platform is […]
2019-7-30 06:26 | |
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The Iranian government has authorized the mining of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin as an industrial activity on the sidelines of a gloomy economic outlook. Mehr News reported today that miners would need to obtain required licenses from the Ministry of Industry, Mine, and Trade.
2019-7-29 16:00 | |
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Iran’s government has given the green light to a cryptocurrency mining mechanism, thus recognizing the Bitcoin and crypto industry, local media portal TehranTimes reported on Monday, citing news agency Mehr.
2019-7-23 14:00 | |
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Iran’s Economic Commission has agreed to set electricity tariffs for bitcoin mining activities based on the prices used for electricity exports. The new tariff scheme is expected to come into effect as soon as it gets approved by the Iranian Cabinet, according to a Financial Tribune report, July 21, 2019.
2019-7-23 19:00 | |
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According to regional reports, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) is planning to allow licensed cryptocurrency mining as long as operations are charged for electricity based on the price of export. The CBI governor, Abdol Nasser Hemmati, explained that mined cryptocurrencies should flow back into the Iranian economy.
2019-7-13 00:10 | |
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The crypto community in Iran is still riding a roller coaster as the country seeks to bring its economy forward. Even though the country has expressed its interest in digital assets, enthusiasts cannot be very optimistic yet.
2019-7-10 02:15 | |
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The deputy governor of the Iranian central bank told media outlets that trading bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies within the country is illegal. Iranian residents took to the pioneer cryptocurrency as a means of securing their wealth as the Iranian Rial depreciated over the past three years, as reported by Tasnim News Agency on July 8, 2019.
2019-7-9 01:00 | |
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Holding, selling, and purchasing of bitcoin are illegal in Iran, an official with the central bank told Tasnim News. Deputy governor for new technologies, Mr. Nasser Hakimi, said on Monday that the Supreme Council on Countering Money Laundering had banned bitcoin trading.
2019-7-8 12:03 | |
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Iran’s Assistant Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply, Saeed Zarandi, said that Trump’s administration is working to block bitcoin mining in the country, according to local news outlet Fars.
2019-7-8 16:00 | |
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Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, the country’s Information and Communication Technology Minister announced the need for a regulation on Bitcoin mining activities in the country. The news was reported by a local news agency, which highlighted a surge in the country’s power consumption due to increased mining activities in recent times.
2019-7-7 14:00 | |
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Bitcoin (BTC) up 19. 3 percent China changing its wordings on Bitcoin Steadfast as they are, Bitcoin bulls could get a shot in the arm in days ahead. That’s albeit news of Bitcoin mining gear seizure in Iran.
2019-6-29 21:00 | |
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Power officials in Iran have seized 1,000 bitcoin mining machines in two abandoned factories turned into mining farms in the central province of Yazd, Iran. The officials claim the cryptocurrency mining equipment was seized because their operators illegally made use of government-subsidized electricity, according to a Tech2 report on June 28, 2019.
2019-6-29 01:00 | |
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The Iranian government is cracking down on bitcoin mining operations after claims that mining operations were destabilizing the power grid and affecting electrical access for households and businesses.
2019-6-29 00:19 | |
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Authorities in Iran have reportedly seized roughly 1,000 bitcoin mining machines from abandoned factories.
2019-6-29 22:40 | |
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Following a surge in power consumption, Iranian authorities detected and seized 1,000 Bitcoin mining machines
2019-6-30 19:01 | |
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On Tuesday, the Iranian energy grid corporation Tavanir warned illegal bitcoin mining operations that they would be cut off from their supply. Following the announcement, pictures of a mining facility set up in a mosque went viral on social media.
2019-6-27 20:45 | |
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Mostafa Rajabi Mashhad, the spokesperson for Tavanir, an Iranian state-operated grid entity, has explained that electrical consumption has spiked by 7% in comparison to the previous year. Rajabi blames illegal cryptocurrency mining operations for the country’s increased electrical consumption and has warned that illicit mining facilities will be cut off from the grid.
2019-6-26 00:30 | |
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Peer-to-peer bitcoin exchanges have established themselves as one of the few viable trading platforms for bitcoin investors in less developed or emerging markets. In struggling economies, such as Venezuela, they can even serve as a lifeline for cash-strapped citizens.
2019-5-31 16:00 | |
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Traders from Iran have been banned from using the peer-to-peer trading platform Localbitcoins. com within the country. The Iranian section of the website displays a short message that states that the exchange is “currently not available.
2019-5-25 00:45 | |
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The popular peer-to-peer bitcoin trading network LocalBitcoins has shut down all trading operations for Iranian users. LocalBitcoins’ website offers a variety of pages for users of different nations and, as of May 24, 2019, the Iranian page displays a message that “LocalBitcoins is currently not available in your selected region,” in English only.
2019-5-25 20:14 | |
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Another crypto buying and selling service has banned Iranian users, pushing them toward anonymous decentralized exchanges.
2019-5-24 11:00 | |
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About the author: Ali is an independent cryptocurrency researcher based in Iran. By CCN: LocalBitcoins. com, the world’s most-popular peer-to-peer bitcoin trading platform, has begun restricting its service for Iranian users this week.
2019-5-23 12:42 | |
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Bitcoin has long been more ‘expensive’ per one BTC particularly compared to other fiat currencies. Now, its smallest unit known as a satoshi (or 0. 00000001 BTC) is now worth more than some national currencies.
2019-5-16 01:00 | |
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As the government of the United States continues to impose sanctions on Iran, the people of the country have decided to use Bitcoin in order to escape the international sanctions. This week, the president of the U.
2019-5-11 02:52 | |
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On April 24, 2019, the first bitcoin ATM in the Islamic Republic of Iran was revealed at the 12th International Exhibition of Exchange, Bank and Insurance in Tehran.
2019-4-27 21:31 | |
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According to an article published by Wired on April 18, 2019, a mystery hacker group for the last month has been divulging Iran’s top-level hackers’ secret data, tools, and personal identities onto a public Telegram channel.
2019-4-23 17:00 | |
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Over the last six months, reports of Chinese miners crossing the border to obtain cheap electricity from regions like Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Iran have abounded. According to a recent interview, Chinese miners have found extremely affordable electric prices ($0.
2019-4-11 22:58 | |
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This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Lylian Teng. Many Chinese cryptominers have migrated to places with cheap electricity and favorable policies as a result of the escalated government crackdown on cryptocurrency and its production process.
2019-4-11 23:38 | |
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The US President has declared that an elite military force in Iran is a foreign terrorist organization. As the sanctions from the international community pile up for the Iranian government, Bitcoin and other cryptos could save their citizens from financial woes.
2019-4-9 15:55 | |
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In a bid to survive the harsh sanctions imposed on it by the government of the United States, blockchain-based digital assets such as bitcoin (BTC) have now become legal tender in the Iranian tourism sector, and the nation’s authorities are also working hard to launch a state-backed cryptocurrency, reports AL-Monitor on March 21, 2019.
2019-3-24 22:00 | |
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The defunct marketplace was related to Iranian nationals attempting to launder funds from the SamSam ransomware.
2019-3-6 11:55 | |
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In a recent analysis, PwC states that Iranian ransomware hackers used WEX crypto exchange to launder ransomed bitcoins
2019-3-5 00:40 | |
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