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Iran Continues Using Bitcoin To Keep Economy Stable: Report

Bitcoin Magazine Iran Continues Using Bitcoin To Keep Economy Stable: Report Rumors of Iran using bitcoin to skirt transactions have been abound for some time now. Business and regime insiders have reportedly said it's a tried and tested method. This post Iran Continues Using Bitcoin To Keep Econo

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DW NOTE

Iran has been under "decades" of sanctions and none of them stopped this. The sharp escalation in late 2025 didn't stop it either. The Strait of Hormuz has been closed since February — cutting Iran's oil exports to nearly zero — and the regime is still settling cross-border transactions. Bitcoin works because it doesn't care whether the central bank "quietly encourages" it or whether the sanctions are old or new.

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