Iran shut down the internet last night, and the traffic map shows a nationwide outage. Yet crypto transactions are still ongoing, drawing a lot of attention from people in Iran. According to TRM Labs data, between January and July 2025, the total cryptocurrency transaction volume within Iran reached approximately $3.7 billion. In the current internet blackout, Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley suggests using Bitcoin as a means of wealth storage. Currently viable offline transaction solutions include: Starlink satellite internet, which has been activated within the country and provides high-speed connectivity. Decentralized Bluetooth network transactions have exceeded 1.4 million times. For those who say BTC is useless, take a look—how does BTC break through under the rule of an authoritarian government?