🚀 Iran Utilizes Cryptocurrency for Strait of Hormuz Passage Fees
Iran is employing cryptocurrency to collect fees from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. According to NS3.AI, TRM highlighted that the rapid nature of digital currency transactions and their operation outside the U.S. banking system complicate efforts by the U.S. to freeze or block these payments in real time.
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⚠️ Update: The internet blackout in #Iran is now on its 35th consecutive day as connectivity flatlines at 1% of ordinary levels after 816 hours. The general public remain cut off from the world without vital updates and without a voice as the incident closes its fifth week.
⚠️ Update: #Iran's internet blackout has now entered day 30 as the nationwide censorship measure continues into its fifth week after 696 hours.
Metrics show that connectivity to the outside world remains at just 1% of ordinary levels.
⚠️ Update: It's now day 24 of #Iran's internet blackout, with the measure passing 552 hours among the most severe registered in any country.
International connectivity remains unavailable to the general public while authorities maintain a selective whitelist for global access.
⚠️ Update: Metrics show the internet blackout in #Iran has entered its thirteenth day with the incident surpassing 288 hours.
The regime's measure presents a direct risk to the safety, health, and security of civilians who have a right to receive information needed for survival.
⚠️ Update: #Iran's internet blackout has now passed the 24-hour mark with national connectivity flatlining at 1% of ordinary levels.
The measure limits civic engagement at a key moment for the country's future after the killing of Ayatollah Khamenei in US and Israeli airstrikes.