“I don’t think any asset is safe right now – except cash, U.S. dollars.”
The ongoing civil war in Yemen highlights the contradictions underlying bitcoin adoption.
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.
Tensions with Iran may be behind U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s cryptocurrency compliance comments on Wednesday.
Iran's Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has issued more than 1,000 permits to cryptocurrency miners under new licensing requirements.
Bitcoin’s price has hit a new record for 2020, reaching as high as $8,438 before retracing slightly.
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.
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.
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.
Protesters across the globe are testing out bitcoin and other decentralized technologies – then promptly discovering their limitations.
Crypto exchange Bittrex is looking to return crypto holdings to customers in sanctioned nations, but there are conditions.
LocalBitcoins data is a starting point for research, but it isn't conclusive evidence of grassroots adoption.
As mining regulations loom, Iranian bitcoiners are stuck in compliance purgatory – facing fines and even jail.
Government documents reveal a draft proposal for new cryptocurrency mining regulations in Iran.
Iranian bitcoin users are earning a significant portion of their income in crypto, and hodling for the long haul.