TechFlow news, January 16 — According to Decrypt, Chainalysis' latest report reveals that Iran's cryptocurrency economy reached approximately $7.8 billion in 2025, marking significant growth compared to the previous year. During widespread protests and internet restrictions at the end of last year, there was a surge in Iranians withdrawing Bitcoin from exchanges to personal wallets, using it as their primary safe-haven asset.
The report also highlights that addresses linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps accounted for over 50% of the country's total cryptocurrency inflows by the end of 2025, indicating state-level actors are increasingly leveraging digital assets to circumvent sanctions. Amid an economic environment with inflation rates as high as 40%-50%, cryptocurrencies have become a crucial tool for Iranians to cope with financial repression and currency instability.
