Iran's in-the-works national cryptocurrency, which is expected to be unveiled soon, will in its first operational phase solely focus on clearing limited bank transactions, a top advisor to the minister of information and communications technology.
"The Telecoms Ministry's cryptocurrency is not a public coin that will be purchased and traded by the people and traders in the first phase," Amir Hossein Davaie, advisor to Telecoms Minister Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi in innovative technologies, told IBENA on Tuesday.
"At present, the Telecoms Ministry's national cryptocurrency is structured in a way that it will be strictly used as an instrument for bank transaction clearance, but after gaining more experience, it is possible for the national cryptocurrency to be used publicly," he said.
Azari-Jahromi announced the news of planning to launch the national virtual currency via Twitter less than a year ago.
July 24, 2018 19:41
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