The mounting tensions in the relationship among the United States, Israel, and Iran have sent shocks to the global markets and motivated longtime market players to shift their hedging operations to the cryptocurrency exchanges on a round-the-clock basis.

Bitcoin dropped by 3.8% to reach 63,038, and was traded to reach 67,000 on 1 March 2026. Ethereum can only be said to have decreased by 4.5% to hit a level of 1836, after which it hovers about 1965.

Conflict Sparks Chaos

Military operations by the United States and Israel on 28 February hit Iranian leaders and nuclear systems with the aim of crippling the Iranian missiles and ships, as former President Trump said in a statement to the Iranian people to fight back….