US strike on Venezuela rattles crypto markets
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Bitcoin and major altcoins lurched into early 2026 trading as reports of US “large-scale” strikes on Venezuela sent risk assets searching for a footing.
In a statement posted to Truth Social, US President Donald Trump claimed the US had “captured and flown out of the Country” Maduro and his wife, adding that “Details [are] to follow” and promising a news conference at Mar-a-Lago.
It should be noted that sudden geopolitics can slam liquidity, spike uncertainty, and pull crypto back into its “risk-on, risk-off” lane, especially when traders are already on edge around thin holiday-to-New-Year conditions.