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Politics
Iran Hormuz Safe | Bitcoin Insurance Weaponizes Persian Gulf Shipping
Iran activated the Hormuz Safe Bitcoin maritime insurance platform on May 16, 2026, offering sanctions-bypass war risk coverage for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. OFAC issued immediate secondary sanctions warnings.
Jack Sterling · May 17, 2026
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World
IMO and the Strait of Hormuz | Iran's Ship Seizures and What the World's Shipping Regulator Can Do
Iran seized two MSC-affiliated vessels and attacked a third on April 22, three days after the US Navy seized an Iranian cargo ship, producing what analysts now call a dual blockade at the world's most critical oil chokepoint
Marcus Webb · Apr 25, 2026