News about Bitcoin in Iran and the gradual progress towards the acceptance of cryptocurrencies especially among the ordinary people, not just rich and influential people, but the real ones and the same people I care about the most. Of course, to achieve this, many obstacles must be crossed.
4 Jan 2026 2 minute read 3 comments Melina Mehr
As nationwide protests in Iran enter yet another intense chapter, I felt the need, in the midst of all this, to look back at the years gone by—to remember the protests from decades past and the quiet, trembling memories I carry from my university d...
30 Dec 2025 1 minute read 2 comments Melina Mehr
Here's the The Loneliest Frame of ProtestWhen there is nothing left to lose. (This image and video from yesterday's protests (December 29, 2025) on Jomhouri Street in Tehran has truly become one of the most iconic moments of this wave of rece...
11 Dec 2025 2 minute read 9 comments Melina Mehr
On December 10, 2025, the Federal Reserve delivered its third interest rate cut of the year, dropping the federal funds rate by 25 basis points (0.25%) to a new range of 3.50%–3.75%. The move fits the Fed’s classic dual job: keep employment strong...
8 Dec 2025 1 minute read 10 comments Melina Mehr
Do you want a short answer, a deep dive, or should I meet you in the middle with a quick but solid take? As of December 8, 2025, yes — the Bitcoin market is still in a bull phase, but it’s going through a sharp and healthy mid-cycle correction, not...
30 Nov 2025 2 minute read 2 comments Melina Mehr
Iran’s Silent Killer: 161 Lives Lost Every Day to Poisonous Air Yes, you read that right – 161 people die daily in Iran because of air pollution. Citizens are now calling their country “Iran’s A...
25 Nov 2025 3 minute read 3 comments Melina Mehr
Oh boy, what a glorious mess this latest X (you know, the bird formerly known as Twitter) update has stirred up among Iranian users. Picture this: a simple tweak to user profiles that spills the beans on where you're logging in from—and how. F...
23 Nov 2025 1 minute read 6 comments Melina Mehr
Hey guys After all this time, I’m back. I’d love to say I’m absolutely bursting with excitement for life, but let’s be real, that would be stretching it. Still, there’s hope in me, at least enough to keep pedaling. If I ever lost that, tell me why I...
21 Nov 2025 1 minute read 2 comments Melina Mehr
The Flames Devouring Forest Once more, This time in the Hyrcanian Forests, one of the oldest forest in the world. A video has been shared showing the forests around Elit village in northern Iran on fire. It really looks like a complete hell.I fir...
20 Nov 2025 1 minute read 3 comments Melina Mehr
These days, the streets of our cities are witnessing something strange, something that has left the frozen-in-time people of my country, Iran, in utter disbelief. People who for years believed even the tiniest change was impossible, people who were...
26 Jan 2025 2 minute read 5 comments Melina Mehr
Whenever I open the “Oblivion app” on my phone to access free internet in my country, the face of Yousef Ghobadi and the image of “Segarou” greet me with a pang of sadness. Yousef Ghobadi, known by the pseudonym Segarou, is a political prisoner in I...
