CoinEx News: U.S. Central Command said Project Freedom began on May 4 to restore commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a corridor carrying about a quarter of seaborne oil trade. Iranian state media claimed IRGC missiles hit a U.S. warship near Jask, while CENTCOM denied that any U.S. Navy ship had been struck.

The geopolitical shock comes as BTC holds near $80,000 and spot demand remains firm: SoSoValue data show U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $532 million on May 4, extending the latest two trading days’ inflows to about $1.16 billion.