After the US and Israel struck Iran, the consensus among most experts was for Bitcoin and the crypto market to see another round of sharp declines. Well, it didn’t happen. And almost one week afterward, crypto appears to be weathering the storm much better than other asset classes considered risky. Why is Bitcoin proving to be an outlier? Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Bitcoin, and the crypto market by extension, has often faltered upon signs of geopolitical tensions or global uncertainties, pushing it into the risk-on asset class alongside stocks. During COVID, Bitcoin fell alongside stocks and lost around 50% before ... (full story)