Iran Could Ban Bitcoin for Payments, Central Bank Report Suggests

Local media: Iran holds negotiations with U.K., Switzerland and six other countries, urging them to accept crypto to circumvent U.S. sanctionshttps://t.co/QMoxIcZmo3

— Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) January 30, 2019

And yes, after consideration the ban is lifted the next day:

https://ambcrypto.com/bitcoin-btc-ban-lifted-as-irans-central-bank-issues-new-draft-rules-on-cryptocurrency/

Iran’s take on crypto remains ‘double’. Embracing & restricting at the same time:

Iran’s Government Is Using Crypto Startups as Part of Its Blockchain Embrace