Bitcoin’s 23% weekly surge and record short squeeze, catalyzed by Treasury-backed macro moves and shifting correlations (gold up, Nasdaq down), may signal a broader bull-market reset.
US sanctions Iran's revenue streams via crypto, aviation, shipping, and gold with secondary sanctions and public crypto seizures (nearly $1B) plus Nobitex targeting, signaling rising regulatory risk for crypto firms and Iran’s economy.
Gold has overtaken U.S. Treasuries as the world's largest official reserve asset in 2026, with central banks holding about $4 trillion in gold vs roughly $3.9 trillion in Treasuries, underpinned by a strong price rally and diversification of reserves.
Silver drops 30% in the worst day since 1980, with gold also tumbling.
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