MP Suggests Iran and Russia Use Cryptocurrencies to Combat U.S. Economic Sanctions

An Iranian parliament member has suggested that digital currencies be used in attempts to work around returning economic sanctions from the United States.
Iran and Digital CurrenciesThe idea was brought forth by MP Mohammad-Reza Pourebrahimi who recently met with Dmitry Mezentsev, the Russian Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy, in Moscow.Pourebrahimi was quoted as saying that digital currencies could provide a way for Iran and Russia to avoid U.S. dollar transactions, a