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Geopolitical shocks often drive short-term volatility in risk assets, but crypto's reaction is mixed—sometimes acting as a hedge, sometimes as a risk asset. The strike's location in Tatarstan, a key industrial region, could disrupt supply chains and energy flows, indirectly affecting global inflation expectations and central bank policy, which are critical for crypto liquidity.

Ukrainian drone strike on Russia's Tatarstan region kills at least 13 people, according to officials.