The standoff between the United States and Iran has moved to the very center of global geopolitics, and its ripple effects are being felt well beyond oil markets and diplomatic back channels. 

When tensions escalate in the Middle East, particularly around critical energy chokepoints, investors across every asset class start reassessing risk. Equities waver, commodities spike, and increasingly, attention turns to Bitcoin. 

At the end of March, as the Strait of Hormuz remained closed and uncertainty gripped global trade routes, the news that Bitcoin holds near $67,500, up from around $65,000 just days earlier, gave investors a genuine reason for optimism. 

Fast-forward to today, and…