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The article says the system would likely use stablecoins and could involve payments in yuan or digital assets, with bitcoin mentioned as a referenced option.","topics":["crypto tolls","sanctions evasion","state adoption of blockchain","stablecoins","maritime trade enforcement","Strait of Hormuz oil flows","compliance risks"]},"source":"Bitcoin.com News","source_domain":"news.bitcoin.com","summary":"Iran\u2019s reported crypto toll on Strait of Hormuz traffic signals a sharp escalation in digital assets\u2019 role within state power and sanctions evasion efforts, with Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps leveraging blockchain to monetize one of the world\u2019s most critical oil routes. 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