AI expert clones now rent for a dollar a minute while Anthropic locks down a hacking AI too risky to ship. Meanwhile Iran turns the Strait of Hormuz into a stablecoin payment zone, making digital currency the new oil standard.

April 11, 2026 — 366 words / ~2.4 min

Stories covered:

  1. Iran Just Made Stablecoins the New Petrodollar at Hormuz
  2. Experts Now Rent Out AI Clones of Themselves for $1 Per Minute
  3. Anthropic Built an AI Hacker Too Dangerous to Release