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What the Oil Market Says About Bitcoin’s ‘Safe Haven’ Status
9.3.2020
“I don’t think any asset is safe right now – except cash, US dollars.”
Bitcoin.com Local Gathers Steam as Other P2P Markets Falter
7.3.2020
The bitcoin marketplace Localbitcoins was once the most popular peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform. But during the last few years, the company’s trading requirements and KYC implementation have caused an influx of traders to migrate to different P2P crypto markets. The mass departure...
Yemen’s Civil War Shows the Dangers of Crypto
28.2.2020
The ongoing civil war in Yemen highlights the contradictions underlying bitcoin adoption
Iranian General Calls for use of Crypto to Evade Sanctions
27.2.2020
Speaking from Iran on Wednesday, a top Iranian General has called for more sophisticated methods to evade sanctions, including the use of cryptocurrency
Iranian General Advocates Crypto Use for Skirting Sanctions: Report
27.2.2020
Iranian general Saeed Mohammed is calling for the use of crypto to help Iran evade sanctions designed to isolate it from the global financial system, according to Coinit.ir
Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 14, 2020
14.2.2020
With bitcoin holding above $10,000, we're joined by CoinDesk senior reporter Leigh Cuen to discuss developments and implications in the case alleged against Larry Dean Harmon
Iran Concerns May Be Driving Trump Administration’s Talk of New Crypto Rules
13.2.2020
Tensions with Iran may be behind U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s cryptocurrency compliance comments on Wednesday
3 Cents per kWh – Central Asia’s Cheap Electricity Entices Chinese Bitcoin Miners
12.2.2020
As tensions escalated between the U.S. and Iran in recent months, reports have detailed that Chinese bitcoin miners are looking to set up shop in Central Asia and more specifically in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Last spring, Chinese bitcoin mining operations flocked to Iran for extremely affordable...
Iran Issues Over 1,000 Licences for Crypto Mining + More News
27.1.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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The Iranian Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has issued more than 1,000 licenses for cryptocurrency mining...
Iranian Authorities Have Issued 1,000 Licenses for Cryptocurrency Mining
27.1.2020
Iranian trade and mining authorities have issued over 1,000 licenses for cryptocurrency mining so far
Over 1,000 Bitcoin Miners Granted Licenses in Iran: Report
27.1.2020
Iran is said to be issuing licenses to miners after new legislation was brought in last year
Iran Issues More Than 1,000 Cryptocurrency Mining Licenses
25.1.2020
The Iranian government has reportedly issued more than 1,000 licenses for cryptocurrency mining since it began regulating the industry. A number of large mining farms have set up in the country, but high electricity tariffs have kept many small investors away. Also read: Regulatory Roundup —...
Is Bitcoin a Safe Haven for Your Money?
22.1.2020
Expert economist and award-winning professor analyzes the “Bitcoin as a safe haven” narrative in light of the U.S.-Iran conflict
Report: Hamas, Iran-Tied Militants Intensify Bitcoin Fundraising Action
20.1.2020
A militant group with ties to the Iranian regime and Hamas is allegedly upping its Bitcoin fundraising activities
Is Central Asia the New Safe Haven for Crypto Mining Amid Iran-US Crisis?
18.1.2020
With cheap electricity and friendly regulation, is Central Asia the new promised land for crypto miners?
Why Crypto’s ‘Rogue State’ Narrative Is a Risk to the Industry
15.1.2020
From a North Korean blockchain conference to a sanctions-evading crypto hedge fund, does this type of activity present a narrative risk to the crypto industry as a whole?
Crypto Community Eyes US–Iran Crisis As Tensions Flare
14.1.2020
As good as gold? Not so fast. “It appears a decent internet connection is crypto’s newest Achilles heel.”
Bitcoin Breakout Hopes, Telegram Trial, Binance Donation: Hodler’s Digest, Jan. 6–12
12.1.2020
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, good news for Telegram in its battle against the SEC, Bitcoin on the verge of breaking out, and a warning about new scam adverts
Bitcoin Is Becoming More Valuable to Iranians Amid Tensions With US
12.1.2020
The recent geopolitical turmoil between Iran and the United States seems to have pushed Bitcoin-related searches across the Middle Eastern nation to an all-time high
Travis Kling on Bitcoin as a Safe Haven Asset
8.1.2020
Ikigai’s Travis Kling looks at BTC's correlation to gold and crude in response to Iran missile strikes, plus SEC priorities and Congressional intrigue