BlockBeats News, March 1 — According to Bloomberg, after Iran confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Khamenei in a military operation by Israel, the crypto market rebounded sharply on Sunday morning in Asia.
Bitcoin rose as much as 2.21% to $68,196, then retreated to around $67,300; the previous day, it had fallen 3.8%. Ethereum increased by up to 4.58%, regaining the $2,000 level.
Data shows that after losing about $128 billion in market value the day before, the crypto market had already recovered approximately $32 billion on Sunday morning. Analysts note that due to 24/7 trading in the crypto market, Bitcoin acted as a “liquidity relief valve” during the weekend escalation of geopolitical conflicts, absorbing sell-offs that might have otherwise spilled over into stocks, bonds, and commodities markets.
However, the market still faces uncertainty. Iran has launched counterattacks against multiple locations including Israel, Qatar, the UAE, and Bahrain, and has threatened further strikes against U.S.-related bases. Some traders believe that true price discovery will occur once trading resumes for U.S. stocks and Bitcoin ETFs on Monday.
Derivatives markets also experienced significant volatility. Analysts point out that last Saturday, Bitcoin derivatives sell volume surged by approximately $1.8 billion in just one hour, indicating rising short-term risk aversion. Meanwhile, tokenized commodity contracts linked to oil, gold, and silver on decentralized trading platform Hyperliquid also saw price increases.
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