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Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to accept the "gift" of negative interest rates. (Credit: Shutterstock)
Policy
Bitcoin mining
Iran Concerns May Be Driving Trump Administration's Talk of New Crypto Rules
Tensions with Iran may be behind U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s cryptocurrency compliance comments on Wednesday.
U.S. President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to accept the "gift" of negative interest rates. (Credit: Shutterstock)
By Leigh Cuen
Feb 13, 2020 at 10:15 p.m. UTC
Feb 13, 2020
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Tehran, Iran
Policy
Mining
Over 1,000 Bitcoin Miners Granted Licenses in Iran: Report
Iran's Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has issued more than 1,000 permits to cryptocurrency miners under new licensing requirements.
Tehran, Iran
By Paddy Baker
Jan 27, 2020 at 1:02 p.m. UTC
Jan 27, 2020
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Breakdown1-15v2
Markets
Iran
Why Crypto's 'Rogue State' Narrative Is a Risk to the Industry
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?
Breakdown1-15v2
By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 15, 2020 at 7:45 p.m. UTC
Jan 15, 2020
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Travis Kling
Markets
Iran
Travis Kling on Bitcoin as a Safe Haven Asset
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.
Travis Kling
By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 8, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 8, 2020
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Markets
Price-news
Bitcoin Hits New 2020 High Above $8,400 After Iranian Missile Attack
Bitcoin’s price has hit a new record for 2020, reaching as high as $8,438 before retracing slightly.
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By Sebastian Sinclair
Jan 8, 2020 at 1:31 a.m. UTC
Jan 8, 2020
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Markets
Iran
Bitcoin as a Safe Haven? US-Iran Tensions Rekindle Debate
Bitcoin’s recent price jump after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian official has rekindled a long-running debate among investors: whether it will work as a safe-haven asset li...
Iranian gold image via Shutterstock
By Bradley Keoun
Jan 6, 2020 at 9:19 p.m. UTC
Jan 6, 2020
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Parade of military forces, along with photographs of Qasem Soleimani, Tehran, Iran, May 31, 2019. (Image via Shutterstock)
Markets
Iran
Bitcoin Jumps 5%, Gaining With Gold, After US Kills Top Iranian Official
Bitcoin jumped the most in two weeks after a U.S. drone strike killed a top Iranian military commander, fueling speculation that heightened geopolitical turmoil might spur dem...
Parade of military forces, along with photographs of Qasem Soleimani, Tehran, Iran, May 31, 2019. (Image via Shutterstock)
By Bradley Keoun
Jan 3, 2020 at 6:05 p.m. UTC
Jan 3, 2020
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Markets
Iran
Iran President: We Need a Muslim Cryptocurrency to Fight the US Dollar
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Muslim world needs its own cryptocurrency to fight American economic domination in international trade and cut reliance on the dollar...
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By David Pan
Dec 19, 2019 at 8:03 p.m. UTC
Dec 19, 2019
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Hong Kong protest image via Shutterstock
Tech
Privacy
Global Protests Reveal Bitcoin's Limitations
Protesters across the globe are testing out bitcoin and other decentralized technologies – then promptly discovering their limitations.
Hong Kong protest image via Shutterstock
By Leigh Cuen
Nov 21, 2019 at 5:50 p.m. UTC
Nov 21, 2019
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John Roth (Credit: Bittrex)
Markets
Exchanges
Bittrex Will Release Frozen Crypto to Former Users in Sanctioned Regimes
Crypto exchange Bittrex is looking to return crypto holdings to customers in sanctioned nations, but there are conditions.
John Roth (Credit: Bittrex)
By Nikhilesh De
Nov 11, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 11, 2019
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