Iran uvaja pravni okvir za kripto kljub stalni prepovedi rudarjenja

Ta teden je iranska vlada objavila izjavo o potrebi po pravnem okviru za kripto dejavnosti v državi.

The President, Hassan Rouhani, said that the economic intelligence program is a “zahteva” to preserve and guard the country’s national interests. The statement comes as the field of digital currencies and emerging blockchain technology is evermore in the limelight. Iran joins različnih državah in ramping up the understanding and development of crypto-based legal infrastructure needed to stay on top of the space. 

However, this is not the first time Iran considered crypto regulations. In mid-2020, lawmakers prompted the country’s central bank to take the matters of digital currency more seriously. 

Zadnja izjava ne omenja le bližajočega se pravnega razvoja, ki vključuje kripto. Rouhani je poudaril tudi potrebo po ozaveščanju ljudi. Označil je za "nujno" in ljudi opozoril, naj ne vstopajo v vesolje nevedno ali nestrokovno. 

Izjavil je,

"Odgovorne agencije na področju kapitalskih trgov bi morale sodelovati z mediji in kibernetskim prostorom na področju informiranja, izobraževanja in ozaveščanja javnosti o tem pojavu ter njegovih navodilih in zakonih."

On the onset of the global pandemic, Iran made friendly comments towards cryptocurrencies. The Minister of Health encouraged the entire country to avoid using physical money and utilize digital currencies. Of course, at the time, the reason being for social sanitary practices. However, the comment nonetheless backs up the ever appealing use cases of digital currencies.  

Prepoved rudarjenja kriptografije se je nadaljevala

Kljub tem pripombam iranske države s kripto-posredovanjem ostaja rudarstvo kripto prepovedanih. Vsaj do konca poletja, tj. Predsednik je pojasnil, da se stališče do rudarjenja ni spremenilo. Ministrstva za komunikacijo in informacijsko tehnologijo in energetiko ostajajo odgovorna za ohranjanje moči iz znanih rudarskih objektov.

Crypto mining in Iran took off due to the country’s low electricity prices. The past few years saw an increase in the number of mining operations. At first, the government set out to ustvarite strategijo in order to capitalize on the development. 

However, the stance on mining continues to be shaky. Early this year, the government imposed a fine on local miners for using household electricity to run their operations. Following the issuance of fines, reports surfaced of the government using spies to uncover miners and their illegal operations. A few weeks ago, the country faced rolling blackouts, which prompted miners to zaprli svoje poslovanje. The government released a statement which included the implementation of fines for those caught mining. 

Ker Iran daje prostor za kripto zakonodajo, ostaja negotovo, ali je država lahko gostoljubno okolje za večjo kriptoskupnost.