{"id":2223,"date":"2026-04-08T15:27:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/?p=2223"},"modified":"2026-04-08T15:27:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:27:30","slug":"bitcoin-rallies-toward-73k-as-reports-claim-iran-may-require-crypto-payments-for-hormuz-passage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/bitcoin-rallies-toward-73k-as-reports-claim-iran-may-require-crypto-payments-for-hormuz-passage\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Rallies Toward 73K as Reports Claim Iran May Require Crypto Payments for Hormuz Passage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"452\" data-id=\"2224\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1209-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1209-2.jpeg 679w, https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1209-2-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bitcoin surged closer to 73,000 dollars after reports emerged suggesting that Iran may require cryptocurrency payments for vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a report from the Financial Times, Iranian officials could request payments in Bitcoin or other digital assets from ships using the strategic waterway. Hamid Hoisseini, a spokesperson for Iran\u2019s Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Products Exporters\u2019 Union, reportedly stated that fees would be collected in crypto after tankers declare their cargo. The suggested charge is about 1 dollar per barrel, while empty vessels would not be required to pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All ships are expected to be monitored during the two week ceasefire to prevent the smuggling of weapons. The ceasefire was announced earlier by Donald Trump following heightened tensions in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bitcoin had already reacted strongly to the ceasefire announcement, climbing from around 68,000 dollars to a multi week high near 72,000 dollars. It briefly pulled back to around 71,400 dollars before the new report surfaced, then pushed again to almost 73,000 dollars, marking a fresh three week high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the ceasefire agreement, Trump also warned that countries supplying military weapons to Iran could face a 50 percent tariff. He further stated that Iran would not be allowed to enrich uranium and suggested that the United States would assist in removing nuclear related materials.#crypto#cryptonews <a href=\"https:\/\/coinsignals.net\">https:\/\/coinsignals.net<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/coinsignalpublic\">https:\/\/t.me\/coinsignalpublic<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin surged closer to 73,000 dollars after reports emerged suggesting that Iran may require cryptocurrency payments for vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz. According to&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2223"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2225,"href":"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223\/revisions\/2225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}