Washington insider warns US defeat in Iran now “likely” – adding a new macro risk for Bitcoin

CryptoSlate3h agoUpdated 2h ago
Washington insider warns US defeat in Iran now “likely” – adding a new macro risk for Bitcoin
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A prominent figure from the Washington foreign-policy establishment has said openly what markets have been pricing in fragments: the United States has likely suffered a strategic defeat in Iran, and the failure runs through the Strait of Hormuz. Accepting this premise would introduce a new macro risk for Bitcoin. The warning comes from an article […] The pos...

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