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How the Crisis in Iran Could Spark the Next Financial Revolution

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Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is causing oil prices to skyrocket and threatening global energy supplies.
The hosts analyze how the Iran crisis and Strait of Hormuz blockage are driving up energy prices and inflation, then explore stablecoins like Circle's USDC as a digital safe haven for currencies in crisis, discussing their transparency and adoption challenges.

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A geopolitics-and-payments discussion that makes stablecoins feel concrete.

The episode places war in Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, and higher U.S. gas prices alongside a discussion of changing payment rails. It ties that pressure to stablecoins, Venmo, USDC, and a cited MasterCard-BVNK example, arguing that smoother cross-border money movement could…

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