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Iran launches Bitcoin-backed Hormuz passage insurance service
May 18, 2026
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by Jai Hamid
for CryptoPolitan
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Iran has launched Hormuz Safe, a Bitcoin-backed insurance service for ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz aimed at Iranian shipping companies and cargo owners and touted by Tehran to generate more than $10 billion. The product creates a crypto-linked shipping insurance use case that could boost Bitcoin adoption in maritime trade and insurance, but it also raises geopolitical, sanctions and security risks that may constrain DeFi or CEX integration.
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Iran has launched Hormuz Safe, a new Bitcoin-backed insurance service for ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran turns one of the world’s busiest energy routes into a crypto-linked shipping product. The service is meant for Iranian shipping companies and cargo owners, and the government says it could bring in more than $10 billion...
