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Iran is one of the few countries that has embraced cryptocurrency mining as a legal business in a bid to increase revenues and escape the tough economic U.S. sanctions placed on the country. In a bid to regulate the crypto mining industry and eliminating confusion within the industry, the government will place monitoring controls on […]
2020-7-8 17:34 | |
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Reports indicate the Iranian-based crypto exchange ‘Bitisis’ is actually a Ponzi scheme that has attempted an exit scam.
2020-6-18 09:00 | |
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An Iranian lawmaker has argued that the country's Central Bank ought to be the oversight body of Bitcoin and other digital currencies. Tasnim news agency was the first to report on this development after Rep Mohammad Hossein Farhangi (Tabriz) shared his sentiments in Parliament.
2020-6-4 23:48 | |
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An Iranian lawmaker is advising the government to actively control the development of the local Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto industry. Bitcoin Could be Beneficial for Iran According to Tasnim News Agency, Mohammad Hossein Farhangi, a member of Iran’s Parliament says the country’s government needs to move forward with developing its emerging crypto market.
2020-6-3 15:36 | |
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for a mining strategy throughout the oil-rich nation. The latest statements from the Iranian President follows Iran’s moves to restrict specific crypto trading platforms over “currency smuggling” mandates.
2020-5-24 17:15 | |
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In a surprising move, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani wants the government to further explore cryptocurrency mining. Rouhani told officials at the Central Bank of Iran that they needed to create a national strategy for cryptocurrency mining.
2020-5-23 09:15 | |
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According to a report by Iran-based news site ArzDigital, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has directed the national government to chalk a new strategy for cryptocurrency mining. Iranian President Calls for Clear Crypto Mining Strategy Earlier this week, Iran President Rouhani instructed the officials from the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), energy department and information andRead MoreRead More.
2020-5-23 13:07 | |
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Iran's President has ordered officials to develop a new approach to cryptocurrency mining.
2020-5-23 00:35 | |
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Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade issued a license to Turkey-based company iMiner for operating in the province of Semnan.
2020-5-5 06:09 | |
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Speaking from Iran on Wednesday, a top Iranian General has called for more sophisticated methods to evade sanctions, including the use of cryptocurrency
2020-2-27 08:39 | |
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Iranian general Saeed Mohammed is calling for the use of crypto to help Iran evade sanctions designed to isolate it from the global financial system, according to Coinit.ir.
2020-2-27 04:32 | |
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Iran is regulating crypto miners after a new licensing regime has been introduced by the country’s government. According to an official representative from the Iranian ICT Guild Organization (IIG), which is a body that represents Iran’s computing sector, the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has given more than 1,000 licenses to crypto miners. The […]
2020-1-27 20:36 | |
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Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, has suggested a unified Muslim crypto asset in talks with the Malaysian Prime Minister and Turkish President during the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019. Rouhani said that the move would strengthen cooperation amongst Muslim nations and enhance resistance to financial shocks and manipulation by the US.
2019-12-21 16:17 | |
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The Iranian government enacted legislation this weekend that officially recognized the crypto mining industry in the country. The new legal certainty comes with a few drawbacks, including the prohibition of mining during peak electricity-usage hours and harsh restrictions on the trading of cryptocurrency within Iran.
2019-8-6 19:07 | |
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Newsflash: Crypto Mining Is Now A Legalized Industrial Activity In Iran On July, 28, Iran held a cabinet session chaired by the Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani. According to Mehr News Agency, the cabinet consented to crypto mining and classified it as an industrial activity, thereby, any party wishing to undertake crypto mining is required to […] The post Newsflash: Crypto Mining Is Now A Legalized Industrial Activity In Iran appeared first on ZyCrypto.
2019-7-29 18:26 | |
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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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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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As per an all new statement issued by the Iranian Assistant Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply, Saeed Zarandi, the US government is looking to stop the middle-eastern powerhouse from implementing its cryptocurrency mining plans.
2019-7-8 20:37 | |
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Representative for Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Supply says US Congress sees mining in Iran as a threat to the success of sanctions
2019-7-8 21:42 | |
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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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Iran plans to cut off power to crypto mining until new energy prices are approved, an official at Iran’s Ministry of Energy revealed
2019-6-29 20:25 | |
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Low electricity costs make Iran a popular mining destination. That could change.
2019-6-10 10:30 | |
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Users living in Iran can no longer create or update trade ads on the crypto exchange LocalBitcoins.com
2019-5-25 15:32 | |
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Russia under the press of stifling international sanctions is looking for ways to conduct international settlements. A variant with crypto is being considered – this is reported by the Russian state news agency TASS with reference to Elvira Nabiullina, the head of the Bank of Russian.
2019-5-25 14:02 | |
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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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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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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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Cryptocurrency exchange WEX, formerly called BTC-e, may have been used to launder illicit gains from the SamSam ransomware, according to PwC.
2019-3-5 15:40 | |
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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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Things look bleak for the Islamic Republic of Iran again. Sanctions reimposed by Donald Trump are likely to put pressure on an economy that has been performing well in recent years. Iran’s gross domestic product (GDP), which had steadily risen from $375bn in 2015 to $430bn in 2017, is predicted to drop by more than […] The post Unlike The Petro, Iranian Crypto Rial Could Be A Success appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2019-3-4 21:58 | |
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In a discussion about the US Treasury Department Office of Foreign Asset Control’s addition of cryptocurrency addresses to the “no pay list,” Bitcoin speaker and celebrity Andreas Antonopoulos called the move “completely useless” and “fundamentally fascist.
2019-2-23 21:27 | |
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Last month, Iran lifted its ban on Bitcoin to make way for its ‘crypto rial’. Now Iranian authorities have launched PayMon cryptocurrency supposedly backed by national gold reserves. Except, it’s not really cryptocurrency after all since there’s nothing peer-to-peer about it and you still need to trust an intermediary (i.
2019-2-15 01:00 | |
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In fact, by the 40th anniversary of the Iranian revolution, Iran launched a state cryptocurrency backed by gold, PayMon (PMN). Will the story of Venezuelan El Petro repeat? Is Ali Khamenei prepared for the fate of Nicolas Maduro? When to wait in Tehran popular uprising with local Guaido? And how is this related to crypto? […]
2019-2-13 00:04 | |
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Four banks based in Iran have united to create a cryptocurrency backed by gold which will be called PayMon. According to the original reports, which were made by the Financial Tribune, the asset was created via a partnership of the Bank Pasargad, Bank Mellat, Parsian Bank and the Bank Melli Iran. This new crypto will […]
2019-2-6 00:24 | |
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Another country that faces a financial crisis due to the US sanctions issues its own national cryptocurrency. A group of Iranian banks presented a PayMon pegged to gold. Islamic revolution in digital Four Iranian banks (Bank Mellat, Bank Melli Iran, Bank Pasargad, and Parsian Bank) presented PayMon cryptocurrency, each coin of which is backed to gold reserves.
2019-2-8 17:22 | |
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Tidbits is a roundup of talking points from across the cryptosphere. In this edition, Jesse Powell offers to help the Canadian police investigate the supposed death of Quadrigacx CEO Gerald Cotten and the subsequent movement of funds.
2019-2-4 17:45 | |
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A new draft report has come to light from the Central Bank of Iran. The report, titled, “Obligations and Rules Regarding Cryptocurrencies,” outlines new regulations for the use of cryptocurrency, which is surprisingly restrictive.
2019-1-29 17:37 | |
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Iranian officials have declared that aiding the development of Telegram’s Gram token will be considered a criminal act
2019-1-1 06:19 | |
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Tehran has once again targeted the users of the popular messaging application Telegram. A law enforcement official warned Iranian citizens against providing any support for the launch of the instant messaging app’s native token, the Gram.
2018-12-31 18:10 | |
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Draft legislation designed to hamper Iran’s efforts to create a sovereign cryptocurrency has been introduced in the U. S. Congress. The Blocking Iran Illicit Finance Act bans U. S. citizens and companies from all transactions and dealings in Iranian digital currency.
2018-12-24 00:30 | |
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Iranian National Crypto To Face Sanctions Imposed By US Lawmakers A number of western governments and international human right groups have increased pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran over their systemic violations of human rights.
2018-12-23 19:01 | |
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In today’s edition of The Daily, we cover stories that show how crypto assets and technology continue to impact the development of everything, from mobile games to artificial intelligence. We also feature a new crypto trading venue that aims to bring in more investment from ultra wealthy families and institutions.
2018-12-19 17:02 | |
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For the first time, the U.S. Treasury Department is adding crypto addresses to its list of Specially Designated Nationals.
2018-11-28 18:34 | |
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In response to US Sanctions against Iran, Malta-based crypto platform Binance has advised its Iranian users to remove their investments from the crypto exchange.
2018-11-16 21:11 | |
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Crypto exchange Binance is advising its remaining users in Iran to withdraw their money as the cryptocurrency exchange seeks to comply with international sanctions. “If you have an account with Binance and fall into that (sanctions) category, please withdraw your assets from Binance as soon as possible,” – reads an email received in recent days […]
2018-11-17 16:02 | |
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The European Commission has proposed sanctions on 20 non-EU entities, including crypto platforms, as part of a new package that could introduce the bloc’s first country-level ban on foreign crypto services linked to Russian sanctions evasion. According to the European…
Sanctioned crypto exchange Grinex halted trading after a suspected state-level cyberattack drained up to $15 million in crypto. Grinex said Thursday it had suspended operations after losing more than 1 billion Russian rubles, roughly $13.7 million, from 54 wallets in…
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal announced a formal Senate inquiry into Binance after recent news reports revealed that the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange allegedly facilitated nearly $1.7 billion in transactions tied to sanctioned Iranian entities and Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” of…
The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on crypto addresses associated with Russia’s Garantex in its latest action against the Houthis and their funding operations. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed sanctions on…
Russian oil firms are using Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins to convert Chinese yuan and Indian rupees into roubles for trade as Western sanctions persist. Faced with Western sanctions, Russian oil firms are actively turning to cryptocurrencies to move money between…
Russia mulls experimental cryptocurrency trading for top-tier investors, with a $250,000 minimum asset holding. Russia is exploring the idea of launching experimental cryptocurrency trading for top-tier investors, a move that would allow a select group to participate in the cryptocurrency…