🥊 Israel vs Iran യുദ്ധം? ബിറ്റ്‌കോയിൻ ?

🌍 What's Happening in the Middle East?

🔥 The Trigger

Israel and Iran have had a long-standing rivalry — a kind of cold war between two enemies who usually fight indirectly.
But on June 13, things turned real and intense.

• June 12: The UN’s nuclear watchdog says Iran broke nuclear rules

• June 13 Morning: Israel launches “Operation Rising Lion”

  • IRGC Commander Hossein Salami killed

  • 6 nuclear scientists also killed

• June 13 Night: Iran retaliates with “Operation True Promise III”

  • Over 150 missiles and 100 drones launched

  • Tel Aviv was directly hit

• June 14 onwards: Attacks continue. Oil prices jumped 7%. Global fear is rising.

💣 Global Market Reaction

Traditional Assets:

• Oil: Up 7-9%. Fear over Strait of Hormuz disruption

• Gold: Up 1.5%. Safe haven buying

• Dollar: Strengthened

• Stocks: Dow fell 770 points, S&P 500 dropped 1.1%

📉 What Happened to Bitcoin?

• BTC: ₹90 lakh → ₹85 lakh (or $107K → $103K)

• ETH: Dropped by 8–11%

• Liquidations: $1.16 Billion wiped out

  • Over 2.5 lakh traders lost their positions

  • Binance: $456M, Bybit: $372M

Panic Stats:

• Fear & Greed Index: Fell from 75 to 32

• Google Searches for "Bitcoin": +340%

• USDT volume: Rose from $28B to $45B

• Whales: Quietly bought the dip while retail investors panicked

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🤔 Is Bitcoin Still a Safe Haven?

Some gold supporters were quick to mock: "Isn't Bitcoin supposed to be digital gold?"

Gold performance:
+1.2% gain
Still strong and stable.

BTC performance:
-4% drop
Reacted with fear. Not the ‘brave digital gold’ everyone expected.

Why Did People Move to USDT?

During war fears, people wanted safety.
Result:
Stablecoins gained $5B in market cap.
Bitcoin sold off.
USDT became the ‘digital mattress’ to store cash.

What Should Indian Investors Do?

Is This The End? Probably Not.

Every war crash in Bitcoin has been followed by a recovery.

• Past data: recovery in 8–50 days

• No technical issues with Bitcoin

• Whales are buying, not selling

Is This a Dip or a Trap?

Bullish Signs:

• Whales accumulating

• Bitcoin has bounced back after wars before

• Oil rising = historically Bitcoin rising too

Bearish Signs:

• Middle East war still escalating

• Gold performing better than Bitcoin

• Market highly leveraged and unstable

🧠 Crypto Mafia Summary:

• Israel vs Iran war → Bitcoin dipped

• Whales are buying, retail is selling

• Gold outperformed Bitcoin this time

• USDT was the real winner in terms of demand

Verdict:

• Short-term: Bearish (2–4 weeks)

• Medium/Long-term: Bullish (3–6 months), based on past war trends