Bill to Curb Iranian National Crypto Filed in US Congress
Draft legislation designed to hamper Iran’s efforts to create a sovereign cryptocurrency has been introduced in the U.S. Congress. The Blocking Iran Illicit Finance Act bans U.S. citizens and...
Hit by Sanctions, Iranian Students in the UK Use Bitcoin to Bypass Banks
Before cryptocurrencies started to be widely used for speculation, they were first of all meant to be an unstoppable method for people to control their own money. A new...
Clickbait Media Uses Bitcoin and Russia to Pump Headlines Again
In the past week or so, a number of publications, including cryptocurrency websites, but also “reputable” mainstream outlets, have given stage to a “Kremlin economist” with a bold prediction...
Thousands of Banned Binance Customers Remain Cut off by the Exchange
Binance, the world’s second largest digital asset exchange by traded volume, has withdrawn its services from countries targeted by U.S. economic sanctions, in line with its controversial revised terms...
Venezuela’s State-Run ‘Defi’ Crypto Exchange Goes Live After Maduro’s Anti-Blockade Speech
Decentralized finance (defi) is allegedly coming to Venezuela after a recent decree from Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. The government recently introduced a...
Venezuelans Remain Skeptical After President Maduro Raises Petro’s Value
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s move to increase the price of the petro, the country’s oil-backed cryptocurrency, has sparked intense debate. Experts and tech-savvy Venezuelans alike are less than enthusiastic...
Venezuela Files Complaint With WTO Regarding US Sanctions Targeting Petro
On Jan. 8, the World Trade Organization (WTO) published a dispute settlement request that was filed by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela with regards to executive orders and sanctions...
Bitcoin Primely Positioned as U.S. Foreign Policy Pushes Rivals to Ditch Dollar
As President Donald Trump presides over geopolitical shape-shifting as the poster boy of separatist politics, the most significant clapback yet may be loss of confidence in the U.S. dollar....
Russia and Turkey to Collaborate on Combating Crime-Related Crypto Transactions
Law enforcement and judicial authorities from Russia and Turkey are joining forces in the fight against cybercrime, including the use of cryptocurrencies for illegal purposes. The collaboration has been...
