Iran

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.

Iran has issued several regulations meant to control bitcoin mining operations. Is it building up a BTC hoard? And are Iranians opting in?

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Iran’s local cryptocurrency community welcomes the legitimization of mining as an industry but feels that miners aren’t being treated fairly.

New research from Gate Trade surveyed more than 1,500 Iranian bitcoiners and gleaned insight into their earnings, obstacles and interest in mining.

Cryptocurrency mining is finally an industry in Iran, but there are simply too many caveats.