The government relies on this crypto infrastructure for international trade, while ordinary Iranians use it as a financial lifeline during protests and economic crises.

Iran has built a multibillion-dollar parallel economy using state-sponsored Bitcoin mining and stablecoins to bypass the U.S. dollar, heavily driven by the IRGC.

The government relies on this crypto infrastructure for international trade, while ordinary Iranians use it as a financial lifeline during protests and economic crises.

Recent military strikes threaten Iran's fragile power grid, which is essential to sustaining the energy-intensive mining operations that keep this financial channel open.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the primary branch of the country’s military, has since deepened its role in the space. Chainalysis estimates IRGC-linked addresses accounted for more than 50% of total Iranian crypto inflows in the fourth quarter of 2025, with over $3 billion in value received last year.

Hey all, i made mistake a long time ago when BTC price was 17.000€ and I wanted to do it, but I was too afraid. I wanted this asimetric bet on crypto on my portfolio. Today I purchased my first 1% of coin. I’ve waited for this oppurtunity for a long time now, and I finally got entry I am confortable with.

So, new guy in the buisness. :)

Any advice tou can give me?

Do you spread it out? Multiple cold wallets?

Hoi allemaal,

Ik heb een tijdje zitten knutselen aan een manier om Bitcoin peer-to-peer te kopen/verkopen met iDEAL of Tikkie, zonder al dat KYC- en account-gedoe. Het idee: echt geen accounts vereist, geen login, geen email,, geen opgeslagen data over gebruikers of transacties. 100% anoniem, puur via multisig-contract op de Bitcoin blockchain met timelock refund. Geen escrow, geen custodial risico en fiat gaat rechtstreeks van koper naar verkoper.

Ik heb er zelf serieus veel uren in gestoken en het staat nu live. De technische details (hoe het multisig script werkt, oracle-check op Tikkie, etc.) staan in de whitepaper: https://swappie.online/whitepaper

Wat vinden jullie van het concept? Zou dit nuttig zijn voor Nederlanders die anoniem willen handelen, of zie ik belangrijke risico's over het hoofd (chargeback-problemen, oracle-afhankelijkheid, etc.)? Eerlijke feedback is welkom!

Hi Community, what's your verdict on the Passport Prime device (by Foundation)? By now, it appears to finally be shipping, after more than a year's delay.

I am on the fence. I have been quite a happy Passport 'Core' (as they call it now) user, and the fact that it has a Nokia-like generic battery pack, and feels very high-quality and premium really speaks to me. But the Prime has a built-in battery... Plus... I have many other doubts, but still I think I want one.

Would love to know your thoughts. Thanks!