Iran crisis puts the regime’s $7.8 billion crypto shadow economy in spotlight
The government relies on this crypto infrastructure for international trade, while ordinary Iranians use it as a financial lifeline during protests and economic crises. What to know: Iran has built a multibillion-dollar parallel economy using state-sponsored Bitcoin mining and stablecoins to bypass the U.S. dollar, heavily driven by the IRGC. The government relies on this…
