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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 Hormuz tolls scale — that's hundreds of millions in new flows.
The irony? Blockchain's transparency is exactly what makes this traceable.
Every wallet. Every transaction. Every cash-out point.
The same technology Iran is using to evade sanctions
is the same technology that will expose them.
#blockchain #crypto #Stablecoins