Topline At least 12 ballistic missiles struck the northern Iraqi city of Erbil on Sunday near the U.S. Consulate building, local and U.S. officials said, in an incident that is being blamed on neighbo...
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This Week on Crypto Twitter: Ukraine Cancels Airdrop, and OpenSea Bans Users in Iran
Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for Decrypt As the war in Ukraine entered its second week, Twitter proved to be both an invaluable source of information and a great fundraising tool for humanitarian ...
NFT Marketplace OpenSea Blocks Users in Iran Due to U.S. Sanctions
U.S.-based NFT marketplace OpenSea has begun blocking users based in Iran, according to multiple reports from frustrated collectors and creators who recently found themselves unable to access the site...
Oil rises to the highest since 2008, before paring gains
Oil pipelines, pumping rigs, and electrical transmission lines dot the landscape along California’s “Petroleum Highway” (Highway 33) running along the northwestern side of the San Jo...
Iran aims to develop a central bank digital currency
As payment methods continue to evolve, new innovations are improving financial infrastructures that have been in use for years. Currently, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are a topic that has ...
PancakeSwap to geoblock users from Iran, North Korea, others
TL;DR Breakdown PancakeSwap will start blocking access to IP addresses for Iran starting from March. The blockage will be extended to other nine jurisdictions. PancakeSwap is a BSC-based decentralized...
PancakeSwap DEX reportedly set to block users from Iran
advertisement From March 9, the decentralized exchange platform PancakeSwap will reportedly start blocking access to Iranian IP addresses. On Thursday, a Persian language cryptocurrency community hub ...
Iran Allows Renewable Power Plants to Supply Crypto Miners With Electricity – Coinotizia
Authorities in Iran have decided to permit power generation plants using renewable sources to sell electricity to licensed cryptocurrency miners. The move comes after the government asked mining compa...
One Year Into President Biden’s Disastrous Middle East Policies
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK, MARCH 10: (ISRAEL OUT) US Vice President Joe Biden (L) waves as he reviews a … [+] guard of honour alongside Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas prior to their meeting on Ma...
Iran to Pilot National Cryptocurrency & Digital Currency Project
Central Bank of Iran plans to launch its digital currency project Iranian CBDC has been designed using the Hyperledger Fabric platform Experts suggest that Iran’s capital market should genuinely consi...
Iran to Pilot ‘National Cryptocurrency,’ Considers Blockchain Tech for Stock Market – Finance Bitcoin News
The Central Bank of Iran soon plans to launch the pilot phase of its digital currency project, an official unveiled. The Islamic Republic hopes to a join a growing club of nations that want to take ad...
Iran Reportedly Gearing up for CBDC Pilot in the Nearest Future
Iran’s central bank is reportedly looking to begin the pilot phase of its proposed central bank digital currency (CBDC) project. Iran’s CBDC Pilot to Happen Soon According to the Iranian Labour News ...
Iran Plans to Introduce National Cryptocurrency Soon
According to a recent report published by Tehran Times, Iran is planning to roll out the pilot phase of its national cryptocurrency in the near future. Mehran Moharamian, Vice Governor for IT affairs ...
Iran to reportedly pilot central bank digital currency soon
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) is reportedly planning to launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot soon. According to a report by the Iranian Labour News Agency, the CBI vice governor said t...
Iran to legalize digital currencies for international trade
The use of digital currencies is becoming highly popular in countries whose fiat currency value is being affected by external factors. The Iranian rial has been suffering from the effects of the sanct...
Iran finalizes mechanism to use cryptocurrencies in foreign trade
The Central Bank of Iran and the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade have reached an agreement to link the CBI crypto platform to the Comprehensive Trade System, which allows businesses to make u...
Companies in Iran can now use Bitcoin (BTC) for International Trade
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) plans to allow cryptocurrencies to be used for international trade in the Middle Eastern country. According to a local report, the CBI has reached an agreement with the ...
Iran to Allow Digital Currency Payments for International Trade
Iran is notably about to double down on its love for digital currencies as a local media platform, Mehr News reports the country is on track to accept cryptocurrencies for international trade transact...
Iran to Permit Use of Cryptocurrencies in International Settlements, Reports Reveal – Bitcoin News
Authorities in Iran are preparing to allow the employment of cryptocurrencies for international settlements. According to local media, central bank and government officials have given the green light ...
The Federal Reserve Can Neither Suffocate You, Nor Elevate You
It’s all so predictable at this point: Fed minutes offering clues about its future plans come out, and the economic commentariat goes into a frenzy. Supposedly if the central bank “loosens,” it will “...