Bitcoin Can’t Be Stopped By Politics – Lightning ‘Torch’ Goes From Iran to Israel
The Lightning Network 'torch' payment has reached Israel after it was sent by an Iranian in a symbolic gesture of ...
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Bitcoin’s Lightning Torch Global Transaction Hits Iran After Censorship Concerns
The Lightning Torch transaction relay using Bitcoin’ and the Lightning Network has crossed the border to Iran, days after complaints ...
‘Very Sad’: Lightning Torch Creator Laments Exclusion of Iranian Bitcoin User
The Lightning Network (LN) faced unusual censorship allegations this weekend after it emerged a participant in the Lightning Torch event ...
Iran’s ‘Cryptocurrency’ Has All the Traits of a Classic Sh*tcoin
Last month, Iran lifted its ban on Bitcoin to make way for its ‘crypto rial’. Now Iranian authorities have launched ...
Iran Lifts Bitcoin Ban to Make Way For ‘Crypto-Rial’
Iran has lifted the ban on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency as it takes another step towards its own sovereign cryptocurrency amid ...
Iran May Unveil State-Backed Cryptocurrency This Week
Iran is reportedly expected to announce its state-backed digital currency at the annual Electronic Banking and Payment Systems Conference which ...
US Gov’t Sanctions First Bitcoin Addresses
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has taken action against two Iranian ransomware “facilitators.” The actions include publishing ...
SWIFT Kicks Out Iran – One Of The 3 Cheapest Countries To Mine Bitcoin
The Society For Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) has begun blocking access to international transfers for Iranian member banks as new ...
