Blog LocalBitcoins Bans Iran-based Users But New Options Emerge XBT Network May 27, 2019 LocalBitcoins has cut off services for its users in Iran, with the move coming on the back of trading volumes in rial…
Blog Iran’s Crypto Community Finds 51 Problems In Draft Regulations XBT Network Apr 1, 2019 It's no secret that Iran considers the use of a national digital currency as a potential tool that will help it evade the…
Blog PwC Report: Crypto Exchange WEX Used To Launder Money From Bitcoin Ransomware Attacks XBT Network Mar 5, 2019 A recent PwC report shows that hackers were able to launder stolen funds via the WEX crypto exchange, a site that previously…
Blog Iranian Banks Launch Gold-Backed Cryptocurrency XBT Network Feb 6, 2019 Four Iranian banks have reportedly launched the first gold-backed cryptocurrency in the country.The Financial Tribune has…
Blog Iran Criminalizes Support For Or Use Of Telegram’s ‘Gram Token’ XBT Network Jan 5, 2019 The Iranian government has warned its citizens against the use of Gram, a crypto token issued by instant messaging platform…
Blog U.S. Lawmaker Introduces Bill Seeking Sanctions Against Iran’s National Cryptocurrency XBT Network Jan 2, 2019 Lawmakers in the United States have introduced a bill that seeks to impose additional sanctions on Iranian financial…
Blog Iranian Bitcoin Miners Making Profits Despite US Sanctions And Crypto Price Crash XBT Network Dec 21, 2018 A growing number of Iranians are reportedly turning to bitcoin mining as the U.S.-led economic sanctions begin to bite.…
Blog Iran’s Ridiculously Cheap Electricity Attracting Bitcoin Miners XBT Network Dec 16, 2018 Iran is attracting a growing number of bitcoin miners due to its cheap electricity, which has been said sometimes to reach…
Blog U.S. Treasury’s OFAC Blacklists Bitcoin Addresses Tied To Iranian SamSam Ransomware XBT Network Nov 29, 2018 For the first time in its history, the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has sanctioned…
Blog Binance Continues To Warn Iranian Users To Withdraw Funds From Exchange XBT Network Nov 17, 2018 Iranian Binance users are reporting that the leading cryptocurrency exchange has started sending out emails suggesting users…