Iran demands cryptocurrency toll from tankers passing through Strait of Hormuz

Ars Technica
By Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Alice Hancock, Verity…Apr 8, 2026, 1:25 pm93 ptsTrending
Iran will demand that shipping companies pay tolls in cryptocurrency for oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, as it seeks to retain control over passage through the key waterway during the two-week ceasefire. Hamid Hosseini, a spokesperson for Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products…

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