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The alleged hijacking attempt on a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight adds another node to the Middle East security risk map that crypto markets have been pricing since October 2023. While isolated, it feeds into the broader narrative of elevated geopolitical uncertainty that has driven institutional flows into BTC as a non-sovereign hedge while altcoins languish.

An Australian university confirmed that a flydubai co-pilot who allegedly attempted to hijack an Israel-bound flight studied at its Melbourne campus but left before completing his qualification.

RMIT Confirms flydubai Co-Pilot in Alleged Hijacking Attempt Left Before Finishing Degree

The flydubai hijacking attempt exposes a regulatory blind spot in aviation security that could trigger stricter background checks, indirectly impacting crypto's 'crypto-in-the-sky' ambitions and borderless finance narrative.