Crypto income could benefit the economy and help bring foreign funds into the country, the think tank says.
Iran's President has ordered officials to develop a new approach to cryptocurrency mining.
Bitcoin’s recent price jump after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian official has rekindled a long-running debate among investors: whether it will work as a safe-haven asset like gold in times of heightened geopolitical and economic turmoil.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Muslim world needs its own cryptocurrency to fight American economic domination in international trade and cut reliance on the dollar.