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This event escalates Middle East tensions, which historically correlate with spikes in oil and gold and pressure on risk assets like equities and crypto. However, Bitcoin's growing narrative as a geopolitical hedge could attract buyers on dips, especially with high BTC dominance indicating a flight to quality within crypto.

Saudi airport attacks have raised the stakes for regional conflict, according to a Bloomberg news segment.

Saudi Airport Attacks Push Middle East Risk Premium Higher, Bloomberg Reports

Saudi airport attacks could trigger a petrodollar liquidity crunch, forcing Gulf sovereign funds to liquidate crypto holdings to cover oil infrastructure risks, potentially draining Bitcoin order books.