Iranian bitcoiners are showing the world what censorship resistance really looks like.
Iran's government has introduced a bill that lifts the illegal status of cryptocurrencies and authorizes mining as an official industry.
Cryptocurrency mining is now an official industrial activity in Iran after winning approval from the country's cabinet.
Iran is officially recognizing bitcoin mining as an industry it will regulate and for which it will set electricity rates.
Authorities in Iran have reportedly seized roughly 1,000 bitcoin mining machines from abandoned factories.
Low electricity costs make Iran a popular mining destination. That could change.
Another crypto buying and selling service has banned Iranian users, pushing them toward anonymous decentralized exchanges.
The Central Bank of Iran's draft crypto framework has the local community worried, and getting it changed will not be easy.
Bitcoin's lightning torch has made it to Iran – a milestone participants feel shows the payment network's censorship resistance.
Sources in Iran say the country's financial sector is taking clear steps toward a state-backed token economy.
Four Iranian banks have reportedly teamed up with a blockchain startup to launch a gold-backed cryptocurrency called “PayMon.”
The Iranian central bank has drafted a new report outlining cryptocurrency regulations in the country.
A bill introduced this week in Congress takes a hard line on Iran's efforts to develop its own sovereign cryptocurrency.
An Iranian official has reportedly said that integrating blockchain could bring a tech-based boost to the country's economy.
Some crypto miners are looking to Iran for its low-cost power – but the path to setting up shop in the country is anything but simple.