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2026-04-09：Ceasefire Whiplash Liquidates $427M as Iran Demands Bitcoin for Hormuz Passage
The U.S.-Iran ceasefire just collapsed, but the real shockwave isn't in the oil markets. Iran is now demanding Bitcoin for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, effectively weaponizing the crypto mempool and forcing sovereign accumulation. Meanwhile, a quiet war is raging in the stablecoin sector as algorithms execute twenty-eight trillion dollars in volume, leaving retail traders in the dust. Why is capital fleeing transparent DeFi protocols for opaque, hyper-leveraged centralized exchanges? And with XRP funding rates flashing massive danger signals, are we on the brink of a liquidation…
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