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Iran Introduces Bitcoin-Based Maritime Insurance Platform for Hormuz Shipping

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Iran Introduces Bitcoin-Based Maritime Insurance Platform for Hormuz Shipping

Iran rolled out something called Hormuz Safe... a state-backed maritime insurance setup for vessels operating in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. Payments and settlements can be done with Bitcoin and other crypto.

The platform handles digital certificates and faster processing. It’s clearly designed to work around normal banking channels and SWIFT, especially with the tensions in the region. That strait moves a huge amount of the world’s oil and LNG, so anything affecting shipping there tends to matter.

I’ve been watching oil and shipping-related moves through Bitget futures and CFDs lately, and It’s one of those cases where Bitcoin shows up in actual day-to-day operations...

But Bloomberg reported that U.S. naval forces redirected or blocked several commercial vessels near the Gulf, including a Greek-operated tanker transporting nearly 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude oil to Vietnam. Ship-tracking data showed that some Chinese and Iranian-linked vessels continued sailing across parts of the Strait despite increasing restrictions.

Not sure how big it gets... What do you guys make of it?

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