Middle East conflict drives investors to defense, energy stocks over Bitcoin
Geopolitical tensions shift investment focus, highlighting the vulnerability of cryptocurrencies to global instability and market sentiment.
Michael Saylor has signaled that Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, may be preparing to buy more Bitcoin, reviving a pattern investors now treat as an early marker for another weekly treasury announcement.
Morgan Stanley's MSBT logged a weekly net inflow of $71 million in the first full trading week since its debut.
April 20, 2026, 7:57 amStrategy’s Michael Saylor posted “Think Even Bigger” on Sunday, coming just a week after it disclosed $1 billion of Bitcoin buying.
April 20, 2026, 6:49 amGeopolitical tensions shift investment focus, highlighting the vulnerability of cryptocurrencies to global instability and market sentiment.
The renewed U.S.-Iran conflict could destabilize crypto markets, prompting traders to brace for potential volatility and economic ripple effects.
With Bitcoin standing strong against gold and the S&P 500, will BTC finally get the title of the 'ultimate safe haven'?
With the Bitcoin price clearing $78,000 last week, it has triggered bullish sentiment in the crypto market once again. This move has also led to forecasts that the Bitcoin price is headed back for the 6-figure mark. However, not everyone is following this school of thought and believes that the rally will continue.
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Bitcoin traded at $74,335 after Iran reimposed controls on the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, with the modest 1.6% pullback standing out against a 5.7% jump in Brent and a 1.2% drop in European equity futures.
Alcoa Corp. is in advanced talks to sell its idled Massena East aluminum smelter site in upstate New York to NYDIG, the bitcoin mining and digital asset infrastructure firm, according to Bloomberg.
Bitcoin briefly crashed below $74,000 on Sunday as Iran threatened retaliation for a US military seizure of an Iranian cargo ship.
BTC’s recovery brings more holders into profit, but rising supply rotation shows smart money beginning to offload into strength.