The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned two Iranian firms on Wednesday — HormuzSafe Marine Services Authority and the Persian Gulf Marine Insurance Company — that it says force commercial vessels to buy mandatory "insurance" to transit the Strait of Hormuz, with HormuzSafe accepting Bitcoin and other digital assets to sidestep sanctions.

The US sanctioned ten companies, eight tankers, and Iranian crypto exchanges, freezing $130M in digital wallets as tensions rise in the Strait of

Treasury designates firms linked to Iran's maritime extortion scheme. U.S. charges for Hormuz fees by July 31, 2026 at 0.3% YES.