Bis zu 12 Millionen Iraner besitzen Kryptowährung, Händler wählen lokale Börsen

Bis zu 12 Millionen Iraner besitzen Kryptowährung, Händler wählen lokale Börsen

Kryptowährungen sind eine beliebte Investition unter Iranern und Schätzungen deuten darauf hin, dass die Zahl derer, die bereits die eine oder andere Münze besitzen, bis zu betragen kann 12 Million. Die Mehrheit der iranischen Händler bevorzugt die Dienste lokaler Krypto-Börsen, the chief executive of one of them claims.

Iranians Said to Transfer $180 Million in Crypto Daily

Despite the lack of proper rules for most of the crypto space and the government stance on the matter, a growing number of Iranians have been investing in decentralized digital money over the past months and years. “An estimated seven to 12 million Iranians own cryptocurrencies,” according to Hamed Mirzaei, CEO of Bitestan, one of the countrys crypto exchanges.

Iraniansdaily crypto transactions is estimated between 30 und 50 trillion rials ($181 Million), while there is no regulation over trade in cryptocurrencies,” Mirzaei was recently quoted as saying by Peyvast magazine. According to a report by the English-language business portal Financial Tribune, the executive also pointed out:

Mehr als 88% of the deals are conducted via local exchange platforms.

This amount, Mirzaei elaborated, is higher than the total of all capital market transactions in the Islamic Republic. “An estimated seven to 12 million Iranians own cryptocurrencies,” the blockchain entrepreneur also revealed to Iranian media.

Mirzaeis comments come after earlier this year Iranian officials voiced concerns over crypto assets attracting capital from traditional markets. In early May, digital coin trading platforms were accused of taking advantage of the volatile state of the stock market, where deals had seen a significant decline since last summer. Damals, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) geraten Iranians to avoid cryptocurrency, warning them that these investments would be at their own risk.

Later that month, the parliaments leadership asked the National Tax Administration to profile the owners of Iranian cryptocurrency exchanges and report back. The Speaker of the Majlis, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, stated that imposing a ban on crypto trade is not enough and called on the CBI to develop precise regulations for the sector. Im Juli, members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly proposed a bill aimed at adopting rules for the exchange market.

Restrictions on crypto trading would deprive Iran of opportunities, Iranian fintech companies gewarnt dieses Jahr, expressing their opposition to government attempts to curb the operations of crypto exchanges. Im April, the CBI authorized domestic banks and money exchangers to use locally mined cryptocurrencies to pay for imports but authorities went after other coin trade. The startups insisted crypto trading is not illegal and called on lawmakers and regulators to adopt rules allowing the sanctioned country to continue to benefit from decentralized money transfers.

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