"Many people are using it [bitcoin] as a hedge instrument because buying BTC is easier than going into the black market to buy yourself US dollars," said the Iranian source, a cryptocurrency veteran with deep ties across Tehran's startup scene.

I like this article, how people are really using bitcoin instead of going to the black market to try to get dollars, this is what crypto is all about! It's a shame that it comes to that in Iran, but the people have no choice because the government is trying to trap all the money it can in the country and then I guess steal it.... It just makes people want to run to buy bitcoin and other crypto all the faster, I know I would.

Read the full story here...
https://www.coindesk.com/iran-crypto-exchanges/