Chainalysis claims that Iranians are increasingly withdrawing Bitcoin from exchanges and stashing it in their personal wallets, as the rial has plummeted 90% since 2018. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has dominated on-chain activity in Iran, …

… a tumultuous period for the regime, which is still recovering … in gallery An anti-Iranian regime protester holds up a … a preferential, subsidised dollar-rial exchange rate for all products except … conditions and Iran’s embattled currency in Tehran (Fars News …

… regime’s mismanagement of the economy, the collapse of Iran’s currency … blames the Guard and regime. Immediately before the protests … empowering it would neither fix it nor win the confidence … Today, both realists and regime apologists question the wisdom of …

… becoming unlivable. When a currency collapses, prices spiral, wages … . Fragmentation allows the regime to argue to the … intervention, is a dangerous fixation. External powers pursue interests, … coalitions and hand the regime its most effective accusation …

… January 2026, the exchange rate of the currency is sitting at … calling to overthrow the current regime. Over 2,000 protesters … to years of hyperinflation, currency debasement, and international sanctions … citizens to turn to stablecoins pegged to the U.S. …

… beneath the headlines of currency devaluations and street clashes lies … s uprising and the regime’s historical environmental failures … oversight and short-term fixes have deepened the crisis … about governance, corruption and regime legitimacy,” said Roman. …

… open market, and its depreciation accelerated in 2025. Since … price pressures driven by currency weakness and structural constraints … staple, electricity, and foreign exchange subsidies, these measures have … Read: Can Pakistan afford regime change in Iran? While …

… have removed a preferential exchange rate widely seen as … triggering another currency collapse.The big picture: A regime weaker than … and society enough to fix its economic problems will … if executions occur, and floated measures ranging from tariffs to …

… domestic. Years of inflation, currency erosion and shrinking opportunities have … loss of faith. The regime’s response has followed a … but that it convinces the regime that compromise is weakness. … the state feels, the less flexible it becomes. Some observers …

… 29 to protest a currency in free fall and skyrocketing … the Islamic Republic a “zombie regime” – its legitimacy gone, founding … wall with no plausible fix. The regime’s regional deterrent has … about meaningful change within the regime. Airstrikes can punish. …