US regulators close down New York-based Signature Bank, a big lender in the country's crypto industry, in a desperate attempt to backstop the banking crisis and quell concerns among customers about the safety of their deposits.

A top Iranian trade official says crypto will be used to pay for a first import order worth $10 million.

Iran’s central bank is to launch a trial phase for its digital currency.

Iran has decided to halt operations of authorized cryptocurrency mining centers to avoid blackouts in the winter during which energy consumption steeply rises in the country.

Scores are arrested in Iran over involvement in a large-scale cryptocurrency fraud scheme.

An official warns crypto mining machines could flood into Iran amid intensifying crackdown in China.

Iran's outgoing government has given approval to install more than 10,000 megawatts of new power capacity by the industrial sector, an energy official says.