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CryptoSlate·12.05.2026·Crypto

Hormuz oil contagion spreads to 8 major economies and Bitcoin has just one route through

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Bitcoin's path through 2026 now runs through global economic policy. The disruption around the Strait of Hormuz has moved beyond a commodity-price event and into the machinery of governments. The International Energy Agency said crude and refined-product exports through the strait had fallen to less than 10% of pre-conflict levels after about 20 million barrels […] The post Hormuz oil contagion spreads to 8 major economies and Bitcoin has just one route through appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Hormuz oil contagion spreads to 8 major economies and Bitcoin has just one route through

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