Iran's crypto restrictions could stifle local exchanges, complicate rial-to-crypto conversions, and heighten economic isolation amid sanctions.
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According to a Fars report, the Central Bank plans to block the accounts and rial payment gateways of a number of cryptocurrency exchanges, a move that follows allegations of disrupting the pricing of Tether and the foreign exchange market through artificial order placement.