Iran Demands BITCOIN for Hormuz Safe Passage

Iran Demands BITCOIN for Hormuz Safe Passage

From The Bitcoin Way Podcast by The Bitcoin Way

May 22, 2026 · 33 min

About this episode

The episode discusses Iran's demand for Bitcoin, US CBDC developments, inflation projections, and SpaceX's Bitcoin holdings.

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People in this episode

Hosts: Michael, Tony, Katie

Topics covered

  • Bitcoin
  • Iran
  • CBDC
  • inflation
  • Travel Rule
  • SpaceX
  • finance

Keywords

  • Bitcoin
  • Iran
  • CBDC
  • inflation
  • Travel Rule
  • SpaceX
  • finance
  • cryptocurrency
  • economy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SpaceX, US, Australia

Places: Iran

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