Bitcoin

Geopolitical tensions often drive investors toward decentralized assets like Bitcoin as a hedge against traditional market instability. With the Fear & Greed Index at 71 (Greed) and Bitcoin dominance high, the market is already in a risk-on mode, but this event could add a layer of uncertainty that benefits BTC over altcoins.

US journalist Evan Gershkovich describes being lured into a trap and spending 16 months in Russian jail, realizing he was a pawn in a greater game.