Iran

As Iran imposes sweeping internet restrictions, protestors are turning to Bitcoin-linked apps like Bitchat and its localized fork Noghteha — leveraging mesh networks and cypherpunk ideals to maintain communication amid the blackout.

With their newly-announced stablecoin experiment doomed to fail, Russia and Iran will soon learn Bitcoin is the solution that they want.

Iran reportedly passed a law enabling the use of bitcoin as payment for imports and establishing a framework for the asset class, including mining regulations.

The country has ordered miners to shut down for the second time this year over blackouts concerns.

The country has given licensed bitcoin miners the green light to come back online after a four-month ban.

The state agency responsible for power generation and distribution reportedly said restrictions on bitcoin mining would be lifted next month.

A country so troubled could benefit mightily from an early adoption of such a powerful technology.

Iran, which required bitcoin miners to obtain official authorization in the country, has now reportedly banned the practice.

The Central Bank of Iran has reportedly banned its citizens from trading bitcoin mined outside of the country in an attempt to stop capital flight.

Iran has updated its rules on officially mined cryptocurrencies like bitcoin so they can be used more widely for import payments.