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BitcoinApr 9, 2026

Iran Just Put Bitcoin on the Hormuz Strait Toll Booth

Iran is demanding Bitcoin payment from oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The world's most critical energy chokepoint is now a live proof-of-concept for censorship-resistant money.

4 min read·bitcoin, iran, hormuz

BitcoinApr 8, 2026

You Can Now Pay Anyone on Earth Without Asking Permission — and Nobody Can Stop It

Nostr Wallet Connect quietly turned Bitcoin's Lightning Network into a permissionless payment layer that works across any app, any country, no KYC, no intermediary, no platform risk. The financial system just got an upgrade it can't undo.

7 min read·bitcoin, lightning-network, nostr