The popular oft-debated narrative of Bitcoin (BTC) as a safe haven is being tested yet again, following the U.S. strike in Iran. (Updated at 17:00 UTC: updates in bold). Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed in an air strike on their convoy in Baghdad airport by the U.S. airstrike late on Thursday, reports Reuters. Veteran war-zone correspondent and political analyst Elijah J. Magnier posted a Twitter t...

Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Mining news The Iranian Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has issued more than 1,000 licenses for cryptocurrency mining units so far. Financial Tribune cites an official with Iran’s ICT Guild Organization, Amir Hossein Saiedi, saying that studies show that the crypto mining industry has the potential to add USD 8.5 billion ...