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Data breach incidents are quite common in the crypto sector due to some of the platform's lax security measures.

The digital currency — dubbed "Crypto-Rial" — will leverage blockchain technology to turn the Iranian Rial banknotes into cryptocurrency.

Iran will allow any local business that imports goods to pay for their transactions via cryptocurrency in lieu of the dollar or euro.

Iran is finalizing plans to allow a large-scale adoption of cryptocurrencies for international settlement.

MetaMask shoots itself in the foot by blocking "certain jurisdictions," a dig deeper reveals the Ethereum ecosystem is in bed with JPMorgan.

The wallet standing at the frontier of Web3 is not as decentralized as it wants you to believe.

Settling foreign trade payments with the CBI platform in cryptocurrency has just become easier for businesses in Iran.

Miners in Iran are being awarded licenses to jack up operations as the network’s ‘hashrate’ sees a hit.

Cybersecurity firm SophosLabs has traced MrbMiner, a new cryptojacking virus that primarily targets powerful database servers, back to a small software company in Iran, according to a report published yesterday. “MrbMiner is a recently discovered cryptominer that targets internet-facing database servers (SQL servers) and downloads and installs a cryptominer. Database servers are an attractive target […]

The Irani government will now allow imports to be paid for using Bitcoin, as per a recent report in local publication ISNA. The move is the first-of-its-kind and marks an important milestone in Bitcoin’s history. Iran has moderately friendly towards the Bitcoin market thus far. Earlier this year, the state allowed for the legal setup […]

In a move helping to prove the intrinsic value of Bitcoin and other crypto assets, Iran’s government is finally marking an end to the national currency, the rial, after years upon years of hyperinflation in response to poor economic conditions. Iran is dropping the rial for the toman According to the New York Times, the […]

GitHub, a San Francisco-based open-source code hosting provider, was prevented from providing sanctioned nations, including Iran and Syria, with access to their supposedly open-source services. These restrictions highlight the need for decentralized web utilities—like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Nat Friedman, CEO of GitHub, revealed that the Microsoft-owned web utility provider was compelled to abide by U.S. […]

Cryptocurrency mining farms have been booming in Iran due to its low electricity costs. According to a research conducted by Elite Fixtures, it only costs $3,217 to mine Bitcoin in the Islamic nation using specialized mining hardware, such as the AntMiner S9, the AntMiner S7, and the Avalon 6. The rising number of mining farms […]

Iran’s Public Relations and Information Center for the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology suggest interest in blockchain by encouraging improvements to “the infrastructure of blockchain technology with the help of [the] government and private sector.” This latest move indicates Iran is keen on joining other nations in getting a jump on the potential benefits […]