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Bittrex Returning Crypto Funds to Iranian Users After 2-Year Freeze
11.11.2019
Bittrex’s Iran-based users will receive their frozen funds under special conditions
Bittrex Will Release Frozen Crypto to Former Users in Sanctioned Regimes
11.11.2019
Crypto exchange Bittrex is looking to return crypto holdings to customers in sanctioned nations, but there are conditions
Flaws in LocalBitcoins Data Call Into Question Regional Adoption Claims
22.10.2019
LocalBitcoins data is a starting point for research, but it isn't conclusive evidence of grassroots adoption
Turkey Throws Another Wrench Into the USD’s Works and Joins Russian Swift
11.10.2019
The dominance of the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency is being robustly challenged on all fronts. Other geopolitical powers and smaller but important players are unwilling to accept the political influence Washington exerts through its fiat money. And in times of trade wars, sanctions...
Iranian Bitcoiners Risk Fines, Jail Time as Government Regulates Mining
27.9.2019
As mining regulations loom, Iranian bitcoiners are stuck in compliance purgatory – facing fines and even jail
Iran Is Being Targeted for Economic Independence, Not Terrorism
22.9.2019
New, unprecedented economic sanctions have been imposed on Iran’s central bank after blame for a September 14 oil field attack was pinned on the nation by U.S. leaders. The sanctions blacklist the Iranian central bank and sovereign wealth fund, further severing the country’s already...
Iran Considers New System of Annual Registration for Crypto Miners
19.9.2019
Iran is considering a new system of annual registation for crypto miners in ongoing efforts to legitimize the industry
Iranian Government Proposes Annual License for Bitcoin and Crypto Miners
19.9.2019
Government documents reveal a draft proposal for new cryptocurrency mining regulations in Iran
Iranian Crypto Miners Tax Exempt If They Repatriate Offshore Earnings
12.9.2019
Iran's National Tax Administration states that cryptocurrency miners will be eligible for a repatriation tax exemption, similar to non-oil exports
New Data Gives Unprecedented Insight Into How Iranians Are Using Bitcoin
11.9.2019
Iranian bitcoin users are earning a significant portion of their income in crypto, and hodling for the long haul
Reformed BTC Maximalist Erik Finman Proves the Value of Unschooling
28.8.2019
A 12-year-old, future unschooling advocate at an Occupy Wall Street protest learns about Bitcoin while running from the cops. He invests. Later, the independent Erik Finman will become the supposed “world’s youngest bitcoin millionaire” at age 18. That’s not where the story...
Electricity Theft for Bitcoin Mining Imposes Loss of $25 Million in Malaysia
16.8.2019
Bitcoin Mining is a power-intensive activity, and it consumes a lot of electricity. A report by Cambridge last month showed that Bitcoin consumes more electricity than the entire country of Switzerland. While the cost involved is huge, it can be devastating to electricity manufacturers...
Iran Crypto Devs Launch Platform for Flood Victims in Light of US Sanctions
14.8.2019
Crypto developers in Iran have created a platform for humanitarian donations via digital currencies in light of political interference
How Bans From GitHub and Slack Are Hurting Iranian Bitcoin Businesses
7.8.2019
Iranian bitcoiners are showing the world what censorship resistance really looks like
From Booze to Bitcoin Mining – Why Violent Prohibition Is Always Harmful
6.8.2019
Stories continue to emerge about newly discovered illegal mining operations being busted by state and corporate authorities. Just last week Iranian media reported the seizure of 177 Bitcoin mining units worth over $270,000 being smuggled via truck in the Arak region. On July 31, Russia’s...
How Governments Steal Your Money and Conceal It Through Inflation
5.8.2019
Dozens of countries all over the world have used the same trick called redenomination to hide how they have stolen their own citizens’ money through inflation or hyperinflation. The next nation to try this economic sleight of hand is the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Also Read:...
Iran’s Cabinet Ratifies Bill Recognizing Cryptocurrencies and Mining
5.8.2019
Iran's government has introduced a bill that lifts the illegal status of cryptocurrencies and authorizes mining as an official industry
Iran’s Government Gives the Official Nod to Crypto Mining
29.7.2019
Cryptocurrency mining is now an official industrial activity in Iran after winning approval from the country's cabinet
Sorry, I Don’t Want to Pay for More Bombs: Bitcoin as a Hedge Against Funding War
23.7.2019
After nearly two decades of U.S.-led coalition bombs falling on the Middle East, peace in the region still has not been achieved. Now the United States is once again bolstering military forces, this time in Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, taxpayers in multiple countries are being forced to pay for these...
Iran Legalizes Crypto Mining
22.7.2019
Iran is officially recognizing bitcoin mining as an industry it will regulate and for which it will set electricity rates