Iran's Bitcoin Advocate is behind bars
Iran , the second-largest region in the Middle East has been enduring immense unrest. With anti-government protests intensifying, the crypto community has another reason to express concerns against the Iran ian government. A prominent Iran ian Bitcoin advocate, Ziya Sadr was reportedly nabbed by Iran ian security forces last month. While several believe that this arrest was due to his Bitcoin advocacy, a few others were still uncertain about details pertaining to his arrest. Nevertheless, the crypto community laid out support for Sadr. It was brought to light that Sadr was arrested in Tehran back on 19 September 2022. This was just two days after the protests for the death of 22-year Masha Amini took the front stage. During this time, Iran law enforcement was making a slew of arrests across the region. As mentioned earlier the grounds of his arrest were still under wraps. But, several spoke up in support of Sadr and noted how he wasn’t part of the protests. While Sadr was e...