Bitcoin
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Trading crypto illegal in Iran: industry min. official
TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Managing director of power industries and electronics office of Iranian industry ministry said on Saturday that cryptocurrencies are mined for exports in Iran and trading them is illegal in the country.
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Iranian govt. authorizes crypto mining
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – In a Sunday cabinet session chaired by President Hassan Rouhani, the Iranian government authorized crypto mining as an industrial activity.
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Govt. recognizes cryptocurrency industry official: MP
TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Elyas Hazrati, head of economic commission of Iranian Parliament informed Mehr news agency that in its latest meeting, government’s economic commission has announced crypto trading an official industry in the country.
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1st Iranian cryptocurrency under CBI permission to be unveiled
TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – An official form the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) informed that an indigenized digital money mined under the permission of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) is to be unveiled.
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IT minister calls for regularization of Bitcoin mining in Iran
TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi urged the regularization of bitcoin mining business in Iran given the recent reports of bitcoin miners’ use of Iran’s cheap power.
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MP urges gov. to submit cryptocurrency bill amid surge in power consumption
TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – An Iranian lawmaker called on the government to prepare and submit a bill on cryptocurrencies while reports indicate a surge in the country’s power consumption due to bitcoin mining.