Iranian Officials Look Into Bitcoin
The Middle East is catching up with Bitcoin, as Iran’s National Center of Cyberspace (NCC) has been intensively working on the issue lately. At least, that’s what report from the Fars News Agency website suggests. Judging by the translated version of the text, the Iranian government’s position regarding Bitcoin is quite positive, opposed to the “convenient” warning and disclaimer that is usually meant to scare potential users, so that officials could ignore the digital currencies further. The CEO of the Persian Shoes (online retailer), Mor Roghani was very positive on the subject: “The....
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