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For weeks, the Iran war has been one of the biggest reasons Bitcoin struggled to sustain a rally. Now, the same conflict has produced an unusual new demand signal: Iran has announced that oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz must pay a toll in Bitcoin.
Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters’ Union said the tariff is set at $1 per barrel of oil. The largest tankers can carry up to 3 million barrels, meaning a single passage could require a payment of up to $3 million in Bitcoin. Empty tankers pass for free.
Under the framework, vessels pay in BTC within seconds of receiving Iranian approval. Hamid Hosseini, a spokesperson for the union, said the process is designed to limit tracing or confiscation risks tied to sanctions.
The rationale is that Bitcoin can bypass dollar-based financial channels and is outside the reach of Western sanctions. The announcement also aligns with Iran’s existing $7.8 billion crypto ecosystem, which Chainalysis has documented as increasingly central to how Iran moves money across borders.
Iran’s decision to require Bitcoin as payment infrastructure for a strategically important shipping lane is significant because the Strait of Hormuz carries approximately 20% of global oil supply.
Martin Kelly, head of advisory at maritime intelligence group EOS Risk, said the practical effect of the new framework is that only 10 to 15 ships can transit the Strait per day, down from 135 before the war began.
In a separate development, President Trump told ABC News that he was considering a US-Iran “joint venture” on the tolling system, describing it as a way to secure the arrangement.
The toll announcement arrived alongside other market signals reported the same day.
Bitcoin surged above $72,000 following the ceasefire announcement and extended gains as the toll news broke.
While the ceasefire is described as fragile and the toll system as still taking shape, the reported shift is that the conflict that previously pressured Bitcoin is now also generating direct, sanctions-proof sovereign demand—an outcome investors are likely to monitor closely.
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