Bitcoin Hormuz payments for ship insurance will test crypto’s neutral money thesis

May 18, 2026 - 13:30
Bitcoin Hormuz payments for ship insurance will test crypto’s neutral money thesis
Make CryptoSlate preferred on IRGC-affiliated Fars News reported on May 16 that Iran launched a platform called Hormuz Safe, offering digital insurance for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz with premiums settled in Bitcoin. A document cited by Fars’s reporter indicated Iran’s Economy Ministry had been developing the mechanism since early May, with projected revenue...

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