BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has publicly challenged reports that Iran is collecting Bitcoin (BTC) tolls from oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz. His skepticism echoes a growing chorus of crypto voices questioning whether Tehran’s crypto toll demands have any on-chain substance behind them. Iran’s Crypto Toll Demand Meets Blockchain Skepticism The controversy stems from a report on Bitcoin tolls at the Strait of Hormuz. According to Hamid Hosseini, spokesperson for Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters’ Union, laden tankers must email cargo details to Iranian authorities