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It's not about traceability, it's about not having to use the dollar as currency.
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That's significant messaging though -- we don't have anything to hide, down with the dollar.

I have read many comments that the regime wants to money launder the inflow. Bitcoin would be rather inconvenient for that.

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What would be a reason to money launder the inflow?!?
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I have no clue.
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I don’t know stuff but I feel I’ve learned that the Americans can make basic commerce unbelievably painful for whoever they choose through sanctions and disconnection from various financial systems.
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Oh they are well aware and using bitcoin for years. Nobitex is an Iranian exchange and they have been processing billions using crypto networks:

https://www.reuters.com/investigations/how-trumps-crypto-ven...

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What difference does it make?
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> Bitcoin does make the transaction publicly traceable

It can be untraceable with CashFusion

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I read that as coldfusion and I got some ptsd
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No, that doesn't work with Bitcoin, it only works with a fork of Bitcoin that has less than 0.5% of the value of Bitcoin.
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I mean, kind of. If I give you an address to use to send me money, and I don't tell anyone else that address, and you don't tell anyone else that address, then nobody else can be sure who is behind the transaction.
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