Iran Archive
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This week in the Hodler’s Digest, Bakkt closes an almost $200 million funding round, and Bitcoin “dies” 90 times in 2018
By satoshi
January 6, 2019
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The Iranian government has continued its adversarial actions against Telegram by criminalizing the use of Gram, the native token of the encrypted messaging app’s new blockchain. …
By satoshi
January 2, 2019
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Iranian officials have declared that aiding the development of Telegram’s Gram token will be considered a criminal act
By satoshi
January 1, 2019
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A former CIA intelligence officer has claimed blockchain represents the “biggest threat to America’s national security” in coming years
By satoshi
December 24, 2018
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A bill in the House of Representatives calls to impose further sanctions on Iranian financial institutions and its national digital currency
By satoshi
December 21, 2018
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Iran is in the middle of a bit of an economic crisis right now. Due to hiccups caused by the sanctions that were imposed by the …
By satoshi
December 19, 2018
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Iranian people turn to Bitcoin mining due to economic difficulties caused by U.S. sanctions and still manage to profit in the current market slump thanks to …
By satoshi
December 19, 2018
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According to an Iranian official, the integration of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies could provide a much-needed boost to the country’s economy, per reports on the Tehran …
By satoshi
December 17, 2018
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An official at the Iranian government’s vice presidency for science and technology has said blockchain can help improve the country’s national economy
By satoshi
December 17, 2018
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Former chief economist of the IMF and Harvard University professor Kenneth Rogoff has characterized Bitcoin as “a lottery ticket”
By satoshi
December 11, 2018
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The two addresses publicized by the US Treasury this week as belonging to associates of those behind the SamSam Ransomware attack, a lucrative operation that ran …
By satoshi
November 30, 2018
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Readers may remember the SamSam ransomware attack, which cost everyday computer users a total of at least $6 million in BTC, as reported back in August. …
By satoshi
November 29, 2018
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The U.S. Department of Treasury has sanctioned two Iranians allegedly involved in a Bitcoin ransomware scheme known as SamSam
By satoshi
November 28, 2018
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This week, the U.S. officially removed Iran from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) network, disallowing the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of …
By satoshi
November 13, 2018
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An Iranian general has strongly hinted that the country could soon turn to cryptocurrencies as a way to evade international financial sanctions. Brigadier General Gholam Reza …
By satoshi
October 30, 2018
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Here are the pros and cons of having a central bank-issued digital currency — along with the list of countries that chose to adopt or dismiss …
By satoshi
October 25, 2018
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The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued an advisory calling on cryptocurrency exchanges to monitor Iranian use of crypto to evade sanctions
By satoshi
October 12, 2018
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A new report from the latter’s cybersecurity authority warns that Brazil has spawned over 81,000 Coinhive reports, while Iran has about 11,000
By satoshi
October 10, 2018
