Cryptocurrencies in Iran

A group of Iranian cryptocurrency activists and business owners have called on the Central Bank of Iran to refrain from taking hasty measures for regulating blockchain technology and…

Managing director of Iran Mercantile Exchange says the commodity bourse is ready to host the trade of cryptocurrencies and also tap into the potential of blockchain technology in enhancing…

The Central Bank of Iran unveiled its draft policy on cryptocurrencies and invited experts and industry players to send their suggestions.  At the vanguard of the cryptocurrency…

A domestic gold-backed digital currency created on blockchain platform was unveiled by Kuknos Company in a ceremony attended by CEOs of banks and judiciary officials. 

The Central Bank of Iran unveiled a draft of its cryptocurrency policy late on Monday, calling on experts and stakeholders in the area of virtual currencies to comment and send their views on…

The Eight Conference on Electronic Banking and Payment Systems opened at Tehran’s iconic Milad Tower on Tuesday.  The two-day event, organized by the Monetary and Banking Research…

A new version of the cryptojacking malware NRSMiner has been detected across Asia — especially in Iran and Vietnam — compromising computer systems which have not been patched against the well-…

Trade in cryptocurrency and bitcoin is legally prohibited and no permission, either from Central Bank of Iran or other regulatory bodies, has been granted to websites that provide  crypto…

Iranian sources say that some of them are no longer able to access the cryptocurrency swap platform ShapeShift, even when using virtual private networks (VPNs). As such, the sanctions appear to…

Developed by the Informatics Services Corporation at the behest of the Central Bank of Iran, the banking system is  planning to make use of a national cryptocurrency. The national…

According to the chairman of Iran Blockchain Community, some virtual currency exchanges have imposed restrictions on Iranian users following Iran’s exit from the list of eligible countries to…

Cryptocurrency transactions in Iran have significantly declined since April when a blanket ban came into effect. 

As Sepehr Mohammadi, chairman of the Blockchain Association of Iran…

Key entities in Iran's government are preparing to officially endorse the import of hardware required to mine cryptocurrency in complementary efforts aimed at backing crypto mining to help an…

Days after a high-ranking official announced that Iran’s government has embraced cryptocurrency mining, another peer has said requirements are in place to develop the industry quickly.

The Iranian government has recognized cryptocurrency mining as a lawful activity as part of its effort to introduce a national cryptocurrency, which move saw Bitcoin’s price briefly spike to…

The administration of President Hassan Rouhani has accepted crpytocurrency mining as an industry that needs to be developed in Iran, the secretary of the High Council of Cyberspace said.

The research arm of Iran’s Parliament has dedicated its latest analytical study to virtual currencies, once again calling for calculated and well-assessed regulations to employ them in the…

Informatics Services Corporation, the principal entity in charge of designing Iran's national cryptocurrency, has announced new details about the nascent currency's blueprint.

When the Central Bank of Iran announces its new regulatory frameworks concerning virtual currencies, it is expected to lift a previous blanket ban on cryptocurrencies.

The draft of the document on the national Cryptocurrency has been prepared at the behest of President Hassan Rouhani, an official at the National Cyberspace Center said. Saeed Mahdiyoun also…

Top officials from the Information and Communications Technology Ministry and the Central Bank of Iran are to meet in the coming days to discuss plans to introduce a cryptocurrency.

A conservative figure, who in the past voiced pessimism toward cryptocurrencies, has admitted that the decentralized phenomenon will “probably” be legalized in Iran in the foreseeable future.

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…

The research arm of Iran's Parliament has conducted a study on cryptocurrencies, advising a host of decision-making bodies to join forces and employ the potentials of digital money and…

The European Union may opt for digital currencies in its dealings with Iran, as it seeks to save the nuclear deal it signed with Iran along with other world powers in 2015 and now in tangible…