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Crypto markets are currently driven by macro fear (F&G at 12) and a 14.37% weekly BTC drop – a localized health crisis in a low-GDP region has no material macro footprint. However, if distrust in institutions deepens, it could marginally boost narratives around decentralized systems as alternative trust mechanisms, though that effect would be slow and indirect.

WHO chief arrives in Congo to address a rare Ebola outbreak amid distrust and insecurity.