Hassan Rouhani

Iran Should Mine Crypto to Skirt Sanctions, Says President-Linked Think Tank

Crypto income could benefit the economy and help bring foreign funds into the country, the think tank says.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 March 2021

Iranian President Calls for National Crypto Mining Strategy

Iran's President has ordered officials to develop a new approach to cryptocurrency mining.

News  ·  21 May 2020
Donald Trump

Bitcoin as a Safe Haven? US-Iran Tensions Rekindle Debate

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.

Markets  ·  6 January 2020
Cryptocurrency

Iran President: We Need a Muslim Cryptocurrency to Fight the US Dollar

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.

News  ·  19 December 2019