# Hormuz

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#iran just turned the Strait of #Hormuz into a crypto tollbooth.
$1 per barrel. Payable in stablecoins. Through an IRGC-linked intermediary.
The regime chose bitcoin publicly — but Chainalysis expects stablecoins in practice.
Because stablecoins hold dollar value. Bitcoin swings 10% on a Tuesday.
Here's what most people miss:
This is the first nation-state demanding crypto for access to an international waterway.
Not for oil. Not for weapons. For the right to pass through.
And it won't be the last.
The playbook is proven: IRGC already moved $3B+ on-chain in 2025 through stablecoins.
If Hormu

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Iran has confirmed the acceptance of Bitcoin as a payment method for transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Will Bitcoin's price rise as a result? It's hard to say for sure. This strait is like a gate that keeps closing and opening again. #Hormuz

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