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Re:Iran demands Bitcoin fees for ships passing Hormuz during... by tim333 on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @07:05PM (#47697342)
The record for lightning is $1m recently https://www.tradingview.com/news/financemagnates:db022676a09...

I imagine the seconds to pay won't be true - if they are exchanging emails and inspecting boats it's going to be an hours to days long process.

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Re:Iran demands Bitcoin fees for ships passing Hormuz during... by HWR_14 on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @11:11PM (#47698887)
No way they're boarding boats. They can get an accurate enough cargo weight within seconds visually (maybe minutes, depending on how computerized it is)
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