Hey crypto friends 💛
Good morning from the cozy corner ☕ (or is it already afternoon? Time flies when the world feels like a bad dream, doesn't it? 😔)
• Global escalation: Iran attacked two US ships in the Strait of Hormuz and a US F-15 jet in Kuwait (Reuters, Al Jazeera, 02:00–03:00 EET reports). US responded in 35 mins with air/naval strikes, downing Iranian drones (US CENTCOM, 03:17 EET).
• Iran hit Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura refinery with drones (Iran media, 03:13 EET) — refinery closed, oil surged +9% to $93 (Brent, Bloomberg).
• Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel's Galilee (Al Jazeera, 22:15 EET previous night, ongoing). Israel struck Lebanon, killing 31 (Lebanese Health Ministry, 09:00 EET).
• 9 dead in Israel's Beit Shemesh from Iranian missiles (Al Jazeera, 10:04 EET). Explosions in Iraq's Kurdistan region (Al Jazeera, 3 mins ago).
• China condemned Khamenei's killing (foreign ministry, 09:53 EET). Gulf countries vow response to Iranian raids (Khaleej Times, 09:55 EET).
Aviation hit hard: airline shares (Cathay Pacific, Qantas, Singapore Airlines) down 4–5% (Reuters, 03:48 EET), UAE closed exchanges for 2 days.
• BTC dipped to $62,800 (war panic low), now ~$65,400 (CoinGecko, last 2h). ETH -5% to $2,580, SOL -6%, DOGE -9% (CoinDesk, 2:12 AM EET).
• Liquidations +$450M in 24h (Coinglass, 2h ago). Fear & Greed at 6–7 (Extreme Fear peak).
• Influence: War = uncertainty = risk-off. Oil/gold up, USD +1.4% — crypto bleeds with stocks (as in 2022 Ukraine invasion). But on-chain LTH added ~18k BTC in 96h (Glassnode, 2:25 AM EET) — whales see dips as opportunity, retail panics.
Stay safe, stay kind, stay here with us. Hugs 💛