Iran strikes tanker off Doha as Qatari ship breaks Hormuz blockade, triggering crypto scam wave and oil price surge
The post Iran strikes tanker off Doha as Qatari ship breaks Hormuz blockade, triggering crypto scam wave and oil price surge appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Iran fired on a tanker off the coast of Doha on May 9 after a Qatari vessel attempted to breach the ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices have surged past $100 per barrel, Bitcoin mining costs are climbing on the back of global energy disruptions, and a new breed of maritime crypto scam is extracting BTC and USDT from desperate ship operators. The strait handles roughly 20% of global oil flows. What happened in the strait US forces fired on and disabled two Iranian tankers attempting to breach a Gulf of Oman blockade on May 9. The incident came as Iranian lawmakers disclosed they are drafting legislation to formalize Iran’s management of the Strait of Hormuz, including provisions to ban passage for vessels of “hostile states” and impose tolls on ships transiting the waterway. UAE-flagged ships have reportedly be