CoinEx News: U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose in Asian trading on September 8, 2026. Shipping data released that day showed fewer commodity vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on September 7 than the previous day. Following U.S. strikes on Iranian oil tankers on September 5, Iran warned on September 7 that further attacks on its energy infrastructure would trigger retaliation against U.S. oil and gas assets in the Gulf.

For BTC and ETH traders, sustained oil price increases add inflation risks through higher fuel and transport costs, complicating the outlook for interest-rate cuts that support demand for riskier assets.