Cryptocurrencies in Iran

The US federal government confiscated at least 500 Bitcoins belonging to Iranians, the president of Iran’s Blockchain Association said. 

Sepehr Mohammadi added that Iranians had…

A new startup introducing a bug bounty platform and tapping Iranian white hat hackers' potential is addressing the cybersecurity concerns that have beleaguered the booming web-based businesses…

Iran and Russia could consider using local or digital currencies to cushion any impact on bilateral trade from fresh US sanctions that ban dollar-denominated transactions with Iranians, a…

Iran has so far witnessed a capital flight exceeding $2.5 billion in the form of cryptocurrency purchases, the head of Majlis Economic Commission said.

Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi said on Saturday his ministry has prepared a preliminary prototype of the national virtual currency in…

Iran’s minister of communications and information technology has addressed the recent ban on cryptocurrency trade and efforts by the country to develop its own virtual currency. 

The Central Bank of Iran has officially prohibited all financial institutions, including banks and credit institutions, from handling cryptocurrencies.

Tapping into the Gram cryptocurrency offered by the instant messaging app Telegram by Iranians is considered a “redline” in the eyes of the High Council of Cyberspace, the country’s watchdog and…

Iran’s vice president for science and technology believes that studies focusing on cryptocurrencies should be included in the long-term plans of the country since a decision on the issue cannot…

From plans to launch cryptocurrencies to the establishment of technoparks and increasing support for startups, Iran’s communication and information technology minister answered questions during…

Iran’s minister of communications and information technology elaborated on the country’s approach toward the development of a national cryptocurrency and highlighted some of the challenges…

With the unabashed rise of cryptocurrencies and growing public interest in the so-called digital money, Iran Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (Iran CERTCC) reports that some…

The International Monetary Fund is calling on regulators around the world to coordinate on policies for cryptocurrencies after warning of ‘risks’ from the soaring prices of digital assets.

The rise of cryptocurrency mining has created a weird global shortage of graphics processing units. The tsunami in demand has reached Iran with GPU prices jumping 100% over the past month.

In what was the strongest rebuke of the Central Bank of Iran to cryptocurrencies yet, the governor of the monetary regulator has said it “does not approve of Bitcoin in any way”. Valiollah Seif…

A senior member at Iran's biggest bank has come out in favor of cryptocurrencies and called for them to be recognized and widely accepted in the banking system.

The Central Bank of Iran will announce its official policy on cryptocurrencies within the next few months, the monetary regulator’s deputy for international affairs said.

“CBI is…

The Central Bank of Iran's governor, in his first public comments on Bitcoin, has urged Iranian investors to exercise caution in trading the popular cryptocurrency.

"CBI is also striving…

Although some called for allowing moneychangers to deal in virtual currencies, especially the ubiquitous Bitcoin, all Iranian bureaux de changes are currently prohibited from engaging in deals…

The gradual acceptance of digital currencies, with major exchanges about to launch bitcoin futures trading, may prompt some oil producing nations to ditch the US dollar in crude trade in favor…

Iran’s High Council of Cyberspace, one of the main entities deciding the fate of virtual currencies in Iran, has welcomed the idea of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies if they are harnessed by…

While the Central Bank of Iran has yet to adopt an official regulatory stance on cryptocurrencies, it has warned citizens and investors against indiscreetly using them, especially the most…

Virtual currencies are slowly but steadily gaining traction across the world, as many are lured by their decentralized and somewhat exotic qualities once they get past the initial opaqueness.…