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Suddenly on the evening of May 4th, Iran announced: two missiles directly targeting American warships in the Strait of Hormuz! Once the news broke, the global markets instantly felt like they'd been kicked hard from behind, and the crypto world exploded through the ceiling. Bitcoin plummeted from the 80k mark, performing a dramatic "high dive + sit-up in place" show.

In the first few seconds after the news went viral, the market's first reaction was: run fast.
BTC was originally steady above $80k, but like being locked onto by a missile, it dropped sharply within 15 minutes, falling near $78,400, wiping out nearly $2,000 in one go, with a sudden drop of over 2%. Ethereum fared even worse, dropping 3%, while altcoins like SOL and DOGE, as if stepping on landmines, all plunged downward. The entire network's fear index instantly dropped to "extreme fear," retail investors panicked and frantically sold off, fearing it would drop straight to 70k next.

The futures market was even bloodier.
This rapid decline triggered a chain of liquidations, with over 80,000 people wiped out within 24 hours, total liquidation exceeding $280 million, with Bitcoin alone accounting for $120 million. Many leveraged traders saw their accounts wiped out in minutes, screens too slow to close, and funds vanished into thin air.

But the magic of the crypto world is always in the reversal when you’re at your most desperate.
After the panic subsided, funds suddenly shifted logic: Middle East really might be in chaos, the dollar and US stocks are uncertain, so why not hide in BTC?
So, bottom-fishing capital flooded in, and BTC began a violent rebound from around $78,400, surging rapidly, recovering all losses within three hours, regaining the $80,000 level. Over 24 hours, it went from a 2% decline to a 1.5% gain, repeatedly crushing shorts, which initially aimed to dump during the chaos. But with the rebound, all short positions were forced to cover, creating a "short squeeze," pushing prices higher and higher. The entire network's short liquidations added another $50 million, with both longs and shorts getting wiped out—extreme excitement.

Core logic in one sentence:
Short-term is risk assets → first crash; long-term is chaos hedging + anti-inflation → then rally.
If the Strait of Hormuz gets disrupted, oil prices spike 5%, inflation expectations explode, and BTC becomes the "digital gold," with funds rushing in desperately.

Next, whether Iran really acts, how the US retaliates, and whether the conflict expands—each piece of news can push BTC up or down by a thousand or two points. Currently, the crypto world is entirely driven by Middle East tensions—big profits and liquidations are often just one message away.