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Afghanistan is not a significant crypto hub, and isolated protests do not shift global risk appetite. However, the extreme fear (10) in crypto markets suggests that investors are already pricing in macro uncertainty—this event adds no new variable.

Two reportedly killed as women's protest in Herat, Afghanistan is broken up after police allegedly opened fire.

Two Killed in Herat Women’s Protest as Crypto Markets Hit Extreme Fear

The Herat crackdown reveals that extreme fear in crypto markets is misplaced — the real terror is for those without access to permissionless money.

Geopolitical news from Iran, unless involving sanctions or oil, rarely moves crypto. Markets are currently driven by macroeconomic fear, BTC dominance at elevated levels, and a bearish sentiment that has persisted for weeks. This legal case is a non-event for digital assets.

Iranian Revolutionary Court upheld a one-year prison sentence for director Jafar Panahi after a retrial.

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Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have historically triggered brief risk-off moves in crypto, but the current extreme fear environment (Fear & Greed 25) means markets are already pricing in high uncertainty. This specific development—fibre-optic drone attacks—represents a technological shift that could increase the frequency of low-cost, high-impact strikes, potentially raising the geopolitical risk premium over time.

BBC Verify examined dozens of videos of fibre-optic drone attacks by Hezbollah, indicating evolving tactics against Israel.