El gobierno iraní ha obligado a los mineros de bitcoin (BTC) en el país a vender sus monedas al estado, por lo que las autoridades pueden usar la moneda digital para pagar las importaciones en medio de sanciones internacionales paralizantes, según informes del 30 de octubre de 2020.

Irán espera en Bitcoin

Si bien Irán es uno de los países más ricos del mundo en lo que respecta a la producción de petróleo crudo y gas natural, la economía del Estado Islámico ha sido casi paralizada por las sanciones internacionales, así como por la pandemia de COVID-19 que redujo su producción diaria de petróleo de 3,1 millones. barriles a apenas 1,9 millones.

En un intento por aliviar sus dificultades económicas y generar fondos para el pago de importaciones, el Ministerio de Energía y el Banco Central de Irán han promulgado una legislación que obliga a los mineros de bitcoins registrados en la región a vender sus monedas a la estado.

Se recordará que el gobierno de Irán oficialmente legalizado operaciones mineras de criptomonedas en agosto de 2019 e hizo obligatorio que los mineros obtengan la licencia necesaria del Ministerio de Industria, Minas y Comercio

Por fuentes Cerca del último desarrollo, Irán, que recientemente cambió su moneda de reserva principal del dólar estadounidense al yuan chino, ya que ya no puede acceder a sus reservas en dólares estadounidenses, ha visto caer sus reservas extranjeras en más del 33 por ciento en los últimos 24 meses. y ahora está buscando formas de cambiar su cada vez menor fortuna.

Si bien bitcoin (BTC) y otras criptomonedas son completamente diferentes de las monedas fiduciarias globales, el gobierno iraní espera que la naturaleza sin fronteras de las primeras le facilite pagar a sus socios comerciales internacionales.

Aunque el gobierno aún no ha publicado más detalles sobre la medida, la CBI ha insinuado que los mineros deberán enviar los criptos directamente a canales específicos que se les proporcionarán.

Con el precio de bitcoin (BTC) ahora apuntando a la luna una vez más, queda por ver si el gobierno iraní podrá comprar las monedas a los mineros a una tasa razonable que hará del acuerdo un escenario en el que todas las partes ganen.

La postura de Irán sobre las criptomonedas sigue sin estar clara, ya que el gobierno regulaciones con respecto a la floreciente clase de activos digitales no puede describirse como completamente aceptable, sin embargo, la nueva alianza podría cambiar las cosas, especialmente si la nación amortigua con éxito los efectos adversos de su sanción internacional a través de bitcoin.

With great influence comes great responsibility. Unfortunately, YouTube seems to ignore this.

Last weekend, I was watching a sports stream on YouTube. Talented and fearless athletes on the screen, a glass of wine in one hand and a cat purring underneath the other, you know, those perfect Saturday afternoons. If only streaming wasn’t interrupted every few minutes by annoying ads. They usually come in a series of two ads that are played in a row, which can be skipped after five seconds.

Just when I was thinking of subscribing to a paid version to free myself from learning more about flying detergents, half-eaten doughnuts, striped slippers and the best tampons ever, I saw the following:

„To verify your address, just send 0.5 to 200 ETH to the address below and get 1 to 400 ETH (x2 back)“.

This tired old proposition, which would offend anyone slightly familiar with the world of cryptomone technology (including my grandmother), was accompanied by a video interview with Changpeng Zhao of Binance taken from what appears to be a Forbes event. The shot was embellished with the Ethereum and Binance logos.

A suitably ambiguous policy

If I want to post a video of my little nephew dancing to a pop song, he risks being quickly blocked for violating intellectual property rights. Is that fair? Possibly.

When an educational streaming video on crypto currency is organised by Cointelegraph or a crypto currency vlogger, it runs the risk of being blocked for „harmful content“, which has happened several times this year so far. This is ridiculous.

If people keep falling for Elon Musk’s fake scams offering Bitcoin Millionaire (BTC) from countless fake accounts created specifically to cheat, it’s not YouTube’s responsibility. OK, I totally agree; everyone needs to do their own research when making any investment decision. But no one seems to be responsible for the ads that YouTube exposes its audience to. Atrocious.

The fact that the largest video hosting platform of our time is brazenly allowing itself to promote scams is deeply unfair. This brings to mind the Roman expression of pecunia non olet – that money does not stink, regardless of whether it is generated through human waste or exploitative practices. Whether it stinks or not, an unpleasant aftertaste lingers and will not be easily forgotten.

It is truly sad that one of the world’s most prominent technology companies freely puts its base of two billion users at risk by promoting crooks and scammers. Despite all the prosperity of YouTube, the platform has not bothered to implement a sufficient scam verification process for its sales team. It is highly unprofessional for such an influential organisation to lack clear policies on what advertising content is deemed suitable for monetisation.

As a journalist, I am very sensitive to bad media practices that promote bad actors, especially in the sensitive area of new technologies, where the difference between a promising project and a scam could define the sustainability of the industry. The media’s job is to double-check everything they report to the world, use reliable sources and apply scam-checking tools when necessary. Partnerships and sales should reflect the same approach.

As a user, I see no difference between harmful content and annoying scam ads placed on videos. It plays on my trust, puts my material well-being at risk and, when not harmful, is downright offensive by assuming a lack of common sense in your audience.

YouTube fails its users

This is what can be found on the YouTube website: „The safety of our creators, viewers and partners is our highest priority, and we hope that each of you will help us protect this unique and vibrant community. It is important that you understand our Community Guidelines, and the role they play in our shared responsibility to keep YouTube safe. Please take the time to carefully read the policy below. The policy clarifies:

„YouTube does not allow spam, scams or other deceptive practices that take advantage of the YouTube community. Nor do we allow content whose primary purpose is to mislead others into leaving YouTube for another site.“

It appears that one of the most influential centralised services is failing to meet its own standards which it recommends to its users for careful consideration. While the YouTube community either abides by the rules or is punished for not complying, the company gives itself a free pass when it does not follow its policy. This raises a big question as to its value to the community. Perhaps it is time to empower users and give them the right to enjoy transparent and decentralised video-hosting platforms.

With great influence comes great responsibility. It is a pity that a service used by more than 70% of US Internet users chooses to ignore that.