Bloomberg reported April 1 that Iran’s IRGC is charging ships a baseline of $1 per barrel — up to $2 million per very large crude carrier — payable in stablecoins or yuan, with a five-tier “friendliness ranking” system determining access and escort termsChainalysis estimated Iranian-linked on-chain crypto activity reached $7.8 billion in 2025, with stablecoins playing a central role; Iran legalized Bitcoin mining in 2019 and its Ministry of Defense has accepted crypto for military export contracts since January 2026Bitcoin has underperformed gold as a wartime hedge since the conflict began, sitting at rank 12 by market cap with dominance at 59%, while gold has held safe-haven capital that Bitcoin has not captured