★Bitcoin, Gold, and U.S. Stocks Dive as Trump Pledges to Hit Iran ‘Extremely Hard’

"Escalating geopolitical risk, particularly involving critical energy chokepoints, immediately triggers flight-to-safety capital flows, as evidenced by gold's surge despite broader market declines. This dynamic underscores Bitcoin's evolving but still nascent role as a risk asset, not a consistent safe haven, impacting its portfolio allocation and correlation profile for institutional investors. Sustained regional instability could further pressure global supply chains and energy prices, influencing inflation expectations and central bank policy."