As the situation in the Middle East worsens, is Bitcoin gradually becoming desensitized?

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Author: Mars Finance

Introduction: The Resilience Mystery of Digital Assets in Turbulent Times

In the global financial market of June 2025, an epic stress test is unfolding: Ukrainian drones destroying 41 nuclear bombers triggering nuclear proliferation panic, US-China tariff war reigniting, missiles piercing the Middle Eastern night sky... Traditional safe-haven asset gold breaking through $3,450 per ounce and approaching a new high, while Bitcoin demonstrates surprising stability at the $105,000 mark. This performance "desensitized" from geopolitical crises reflects profound changes in the underlying logic of the crypto market. This article will decode Bitcoin's survival rules amid macro fluctuations from three dimensions: market structure, macro cycles, and monetary order reconstruction.

I. Failure of Geopolitical Impact Transmission: From Panic Amplifier to Risk Isolator

1. The "Blunting Effect" of Conflict Impact

During the June 13th Israeli airstrike on Iranian nuclear facilities, Bitcoin dropped 2% within 2 hours and quickly stabilized, in stark contrast to the single-day 10% plunge during the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict. This enhanced pressure resistance stems from a qualitative change in market structure: glassnode data shows long-term holders (LTH) proportion breaking through 70% in 2025, with speculative chips proportion dropping to a five-year low. The hedging system established by institutional investors through derivatives markets effectively buffers instantaneous impacts of sudden events.

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Historical seasonal patterns show that October has an average increase of 21.89%, and with the potential first rate cut by the Federal Reserve, Bitcoin may be poised to challenge the $150,000 mark. At that time, the U.S. debt maturity peak ($6.5 trillion) may force the Federal Reserve to expand its balance sheet, and the second release of dollar liquidity will become the best catalyst. The options market has already seen a large accumulation of call options expiring in December with a strike price of $140,000.

3. Risk Warning: Regulatory Gray Rhino

The SEC's enforcement action against stablecoin issuer Paxos may cause short-term volatility, but in the long term, the normalization of spot ETF approvals will attract over $200 billion in traditional asset management funds. Investors should be wary of the "Christmas pullback" after a November surge, with historical data showing an average drawdown of 18% during this stage of a bull market cycle.

Conclusion: Bitcoin's Positioning in the New Monetary Order

As gold is about to break through $3,500, the U.S. Treasury yield curve continues to invert, and RMB cross-border settlement surpasses the U.S. dollar, we are witnessing the most profound monetary revolution since the collapse of the Bretton Woods system. Bitcoin plays a dual role in this transformation: both a beneficiary of the old system's credit collapse and a builder of the new order's infrastructure. Its price stability no longer stems from reduced volatility, but from the reconstruction of underlying value support—evolving from a speculative symbol to a liquidity bridge connecting the real economy. Perhaps, as Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates said: "In the long winter of fiat order reconstruction, Bitcoin is proving to be the most frost-resistant seedling."

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