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Title: 2012-11-30 Quartz - Why virtual currency Bitcoin can't save the Iranian economy Post by: thoughtfan on December 02, 2012, 03:18:31 PM http://qz.com/32889/why-virtual-currency-bitcoin-cant-save-the-iranian-economy/
A follow-on from the Bloomberg Business Week article (http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-29/dollar-less-iranians-discover-virtual-currency) discussed https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=128473.0 Quote Very useful—if you can use it. But that’s easier said than done for Iranians. As this report from Forbes outlines, software downloaded from US sites is subject to US export controls, and software that uses the kind of encryption Bitcoin does is banned from export to countries covered by sanctions. There are ways to get around the blockage, but you have to be pretty technically savvy Title: Re: 2012-11-30 Quartz - Why virtual currency Bitcoin can't save the Iranian economy Post by: kiba on December 02, 2012, 03:27:19 PM Duplicate.
Title: Re: 2012-11-30 Quartz - Why virtual currency Bitcoin can't save the Iranian economy Post by: thoughtfan on December 02, 2012, 03:28:06 PM apologies - mods, would you remove thread please?
Title: Re: 2012-11-30 Quartz - Why virtual currency Bitcoin can't save the Iranian economy Post by: jl2035 on December 05, 2012, 12:04:11 AM Duplicate. There can be another cryptocurrency ... irancoins... |