If that was the case, Bitcoin is not the right vehicle. BTC has never been private.

It seems like what matters is that it is uncensorable, not that it is private.

billytheked

When other nation states are trying to blockade them, it matters. Iran's stability required interaction with markets, otherwise it's one key asset, oil, is useless. It needs money to function like any other government. When cut off from cash or equivalents, it begins to suffer. This is an age-old issue for Iran, otherwise known as "Dutch Disease."

Politics_And_Law

Bitcoin's role in circumventing Iranian sanctions

When other nation states are trying to blockade them, it matters. Iran's stability required interaction with markets, otherwise it's one key asset, oil, is useless. It needs money to function like any other government. When cut off from cash or equivalents, it begins to suffer. This is an age-old issue for Iran, otherwise known as "Dutch Disease." 

https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/issues/series/back-to-basics/dutch-disease