Crypto scam lures ships into Strait of Hormuz, falsely promising safe passage
rbanffy
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April 27, 2026
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Cider9986
>payments in bitcoin or tether. No one appreciates a good, clean, untraceable crime anymore. Tether is actually an insane choice because billions of dollars of it is frozen every year. Maybe you need a Monero. ( https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/us-officia... )