Iran’s central bank has banned the country’s banks from dealing in all cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin. According to Reuters, the decision was made over money laundering concerns. “Banks and credit institutions and currency exchanges should avoid any sale or purchase of these currencies or taking any...
August 06, 2018
The deputy chief of Iran’s central bank was dismissed from the position and arrested as part of the government’s crackdown on financial fraud, according to reports in The News Tribune on Sunday (Aug. 5). The publication, citing reports from Iran’s state-run IRNA, said Ahmad Araghchi was detained, according to judicial spokesperson Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i, though exact […]
April 23, 2018
Iran’s central bank has banned the country’s banks from dealing in all cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin. According to Reuters, the decision was made over money laundering concerns. “Banks and credit institutions...
