The U.S.-Iran conflict has moved faster than most geopolitical crises, and Bitcoin has held its ground, though the conditions supporting that resilience remain contested.

Bitcoin crossed USD 71,000 this week as a geopolitical shock rattled oil markets before fading, but the headline-driven move raises a more important question. What structural forces will carry the next leg higher?

War in the Middle East has jolted energy markets, pressured equities, and put Bitcoin’s macro identity to another real world stress test.

Bitcoin climbed back above USD 94,000, as markets digested the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. What are the market implications of this geopolitical shakeup?