this + the fact that the top leaders keep getting killed = no one left to negotiate with

I'm increasingly convinced that we're going to see a long-term closure of the Strait of Hormuz (at least to heavy traffic) comparable to the closure of the Suez Canal from 1967-75. Crises these days tend to drag on for years and the unthinkable quickly becomes the new status quo. x.com/radigancarter/…

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Compiled by Odaily Odaily(@OdailyChina); Translated by Moni
"I really can't take it anymore."
In early February, a major crypto market maker's Signal inbox was flooded with dozens of messages like this: "The crypto market has plunged another 15%—$400 billion in market capitalization has vanished in just a few days." This followed a nearly 50% drop in the total cryptocurrency market capitalization over the previous four months, dragged down by Bitcoin, with Ethereum and Solana both experiencing declines approaching...

VIP believers in the crypto winter: Billions evaporated, why are they still holding on?

Author: Ada, TechFlow TechFlow
Original title: Two Weeks After the King of Safe Haven Failed, Bitcoin Quietly Outperformed Everything
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In the early hours of February 28, the United States and Israel launched a joint military strike against Iran.
The textbook says: When war comes, buy gold.
But this time, the textbook seems to be wrong.
Gold briefly surged from $5,296 to $5,423, then...

Why did the logic of war as a safe haven suddenly fail? Gold fell, but Bitcoin rose.

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