Iran developing national cryptocurrency to bypass US sanctions

Tehran's announcement on its crypto project follows Venezuela's launch of the world's first national digital currency the 'petro'. The oil-backed cryptocurrency has raised the equivalent of more than $735 million, according to President Nicolas Maduro. After the successful pre-sale of the petro last week, ...

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