Iran Aims Bitcoin-Backed Marine Insurance for Hormuz Strait
TL;DR
Iran’s Economy Ministry is promoting Hormuz Safe, a Bitcoin-settled maritime insurance platform for cargo moving through the Strait of Hormuz, with a claimed potential to generate over $10 billion; however analysts warn the plan faces sanctions, liquidity, and legal hurdles and may only work in niche, sanctioned trades if at all.
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