Iran is reported to be preparing insurance fees for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz and considering a platform that would settle those payments in Bitcoin. The proposal could raise global shipping and insurance costs, complicate maritime compliance and affect energy markets because the waterway is a critical route for global oil and trade flows. Separately, the newer report says Iranian crude oil flows are surging after the lifting of a U.S. naval blockade, a development it says may help stabilize oil prices. Taken together, the reports highlight both the market significance of Hormuz transit policy and Bitcoin’s complicated role in sanctions-sensitive cross-border trade.