Iran Steps Up Plan for National Crypto After US Sanctions
Immediately after applying Washington's sanctions that would limit access to Iran's American currency, reports came in that Tehran is accelerating the project to develop national cryptocurrency. Officials of the Islamic Republic believe that the coins issued by the state can help in curbing the restrictions imposed by the Trump administration.
With renewed American sanctions, Iran is accelerating the development of its national crypto because the oil-rich nations are looking for methods around the US sanctions. In spite of calls from participants and signatories of Iran nuclear agreement like EU, Russia and China, Washington reiterated the measures to target the Islamic Republic's ability to acquire US Dollars and trade in precious metals. The United States urged the colleagues to cut all the purchases of Iranian oil and President Trump warned that the ban "will reach another level" in November.
After news from Washington this week, media reports from Tehran suggested that the Iranian government is now serious about pursuing efforts to finalize the project for indigenous cryptocourrency. On Wednesday, one day after the Trump administration restored the restrictions, a high ranking Iranian official revealed that President Hassan Rouhani had ordered the central bank of the country to hold a meeting with other relevant officials to discuss the matter. . They are expected to assess the progress of Iran's digital money when the Fiat Rial is falling.
According to the Iranian English Language Channel Press TV, this announcement was made by Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammed-Javad Azari Jyoti, whose department will jointly chair the meeting with the Central Bank of Iran (CBI). . Jyommi noted that the initial study was already done by Iranian post bank, which was accused of overseeing the crypto project.
However, the CBI is still opposing the idea of using digital currencies and considers them illegal in Iran. Yet, the minister indicated that this attitude could soon claim that the mentality within the Iranian government is currently in favor of cryptokuriye. Talking to reporters, he said:
A new attitude has been made in the government that digital funding is not necessary to create security threats and to create opportunities for the country.Post Bank, which is building the electronic payment system of the Islamic Republic, is leading efforts to develop Iran's state-sponsored crypto. The financial institution is preparing to hold the tender for this project and Minister Jahoromi has invited all Iranian technical experts to participate in their realization. Post Bank Governor Khoso Farah told IRNA that a comprehensive document on the construction of Iranian coin, which takes into account all the social and economic considerations, is ready to be presented next week.
The approach for cryptocurrency is changing
The latest update on the plans of Tehran in Crypto Space, a high ranking Iranian parliament member said in July that Iran could employ crypto as part of efforts to stop US sanctions. In an interview with Mizan, it has been said that Mohammed Reza Pour-Ibrahimi, President of the Cryptokuria Parliamentary Economic Commission, is one of the main mechanisms used to avoid new restrictions and get rid of the dollar shelter.
Following the comments of Paur-Ebrahimi, after a statement of Deputy Director for the Directorate of Medical and Technical Affairs, Management and Investment Affairs of the President's Office, ISNA cited that his department is already planning to make national. cryptocurrency.
With all the signals, the restoration of American sanctions has played a role in changing the attitude towards Iranian officials' cryptocirius, because the authorities had called them first unbelievable and risky, while the CBI had tried to stop them from using them. In April, the central bank issued a statement which was effectively prohibiting Financial Institutions from working in cryptocurrency. Also, the Ministry of Information and Communications continued their work on making legal framework for the FINTEC industry and the CBI was part of this effort.
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