I am surprised that Iranians haven't looked to putting their savings into bitcoins considering the problems their currency has had this past year or two. Is there anyone who knows more about the situation there?
- http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-29/dollar-less-iranians-discover-virtual-currency
- http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2012/10/09/as-inflation-rages-in-iran-bitcoin-software-not-available/
MultiBit now has a Farsi translation.
LocalBitcoins:
- https://localbitcoins.com/country/IR
Bitcoins traded in neighboring countries:
- http://www.btcturk.com
There was a secondhand report about Bitcoins used to move funds from a mother in Iran to a son in Canada:
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.1291415
And now there is a new exchange, apparently. Coinava:
- http://www.coinava.com
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin-iran-256445
