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CEX.IO in Iran: not available

Availability
Not available
Bitcoin in Iran
Restricted
Our rating
4.0
Review updated
2026-08-27

Bitcoin access is restricted in Iran

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Bitcoin access is restricted in Iran, and CEX.IO does not serve residents of Iran either: Iran is on the list of restricted countries that CEX.IO itself publishes, quoted below with the date it was read. Holding bitcoin is not itself criminalised in Iran, but the environment is heavily restricted from two directions.

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Availability
Not available
Ranks in
146 country guides
Currency
Iranian rial (IRR)
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom

Where this comes from

Derived from CEX.IO's support article listing the countries and territories it does not currently support, https://support.cex.io/en/articles/4560858-the-following-countries-and-territories-are-not-currently-supported-by-cex-io, read on 2026-09-05. It is an exclusion list: every country listed here is a sourced no, and a country absent from it is unknown rather than served. The article gives international and local regulation as the reason, and also names North Korea, which has no guide on this site and is not listed; availability by US state is covered on the state pages from the separate licence table.

CEX.IO: countries and territories not supported

Platforms that state they serve Iran

Our Iran guide ranks no exchange yet.

Where CEX.IO does work

CEX.IO ranks in 146 of our country guides and lists 27 other countries it cannot serve. Every country, with rank and rails

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Frequently asked questions

Is CEX.IO available in Iran?

No. CEX.IO lists Iran among the countries whose residents it cannot serve. Derived from CEX.IO's support article listing the countries and territories it does not currently support, https://support.cex.io/en/articles/4560858-the-following-countries-and-territories-are-not-currently-supported-by-cex-io, read on 2026-09-05. Our Iran guide was last reviewed 2026-08-20 and the CEX.IO review on 2026-08-27.

Why does CEX.IO not serve Iran?

CEX.IO names Iran on the restricted-countries list it publishes, without a per-country reason. The list is quoted on this page with the date it was read; a country absent from it is unknown rather than served, which is why this site only says no where the operator itself does.

What platforms state that they serve Iran?

Our Iran guide ranks no exchange yet.

Is bitcoin legal in Iran?

Holding bitcoin is not itself criminalised in Iran, but the environment is heavily restricted from two directions. Domestically, the Central Bank of Iran bans banks and payment providers from processing cryptocurrency transactions and has repeatedly moved against rial on-ramps, while licensed mining operates under a state framework.

Where is CEX.IO available?

CEX.IO ranks in 146 of our country guides and lists 28 countries it cannot serve, Iran included. Both lists are on the CEX.IO countries page.

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