Current and pre-revolution Iranian banknotes and foreign coins are displayed by a vendor at Ferdowsi square in downtown ...

“Crypto is already regulated in Iran … this just means that Iran wants to export Iranian produced coins more aggressively, encourage mining, and counter capital flight in the face of a depreciating ...

The action comes after the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism was alerted to the upcoming auction of ancient coins by the CNG Auction House, which includes items believed to ...

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

The US and other developed countries have imposed sanctions on Iran and Russia because of their alleged role in global geopolitical instability. These countries plan to use cryptos to evade ...

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