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Bitcoin is holding up near the upper $60Ks–$70K region despite a sharp macro 
shock, showing relative resilience versus equities and other risk assets. 
Related Reading: Bitcoin Reclaims $70,000 as Iran War Jitters Ease and 
Volatility Cools Bitcoin Is Resilient Enough Bitcoin appears to have passed 
the first stress test of the Iran shock and its aftermath. As we covered 
yesterday, Bitcoin snapped back above $70,000 after Iran war jitters eased, 
oil backed off its spike, and derivatives stress started to cool, turning a 
brutal liquidation into a fast‑acting relief rally. Since then, BTC has 
absorbed another wave of macro nerves, briefly sliding below $63,000 on the 
latest risk‑off flush before clawing its way back into the 
high‑$60,000s/low‑$70,000s range. QCP Capital’s March 11 “Market Colour” note 
leans into that idea, arguing that Bitcoin has shown “notable resilience 
following the latest geopolitical shock”. A Tale Of Caution However, despite 
the recovery being encouraging, QCP’s Market Colour note also suggests that 
the price actions “looks more like stabilization than a full return to risk-on 
positioning”. This caution is reflected by the options markets. Implied 
volatility has cooled from the extreme spike after the last sell‑off and now 
sits in the mid‑50s, but 25‑delta risk reversals remain negative, showing 
traders still pay a premium for short‑dated downside puts versus upside calls. 
Spot BTC is holding up, but options desks don’t yet believe in an explosive 
upside; they are still hedging against another leg lower, in line with QCP’s 
observation that downside protection remains in demand. Related Reading: 
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“Stagflation” Risk For Bitcoin QCP’s reading of BTC’s recent activity frames 
it in “stagflationary shock”. Stagflation is the worst possible macro mix for 
traders: growth is stalling, inflation is still hot, and the Fed can’t easily 
save risk assets without risking even more inflations. Since tensions 
escalated in the Middle East and oil ripped toward the $120 area, global 
markets have been trading a stagflation narrative: softer stocks, higher 
yields, and an inflation shock driven by energy rather than growth. As we 
recently highlighted, macro analyst Alex Krüger argues that the Iran‑driven 
oil shock of 2026 looks more transitory than the 2022 Russia shock, with 
futures pricing still suggesting markets expect supply chains to heal rather 
than a prolonged energy crunch that would force the Fed into panic hikes What 
Traders Should Look For Caught between its “digital gold” narrative and its 
behaviour as a high‑beta macro asset, bitcoin cannot amount to a clean 
safe‑haven victory lap just yet. Instead, the tape and the options surface are 
sending a more nuanced message: spot is resilient, but big players are still 
paying for downside protection and treating every bounce as a potential fade 
if the macro data breaks the wrong way. For traders, the setup is binary 
around the incoming CPI and the energy tape. A benign inflation print and 
calmer oil could finally flip this from “stagflation scare” to “soft‑landing 
hope”. A hotter‑than‑expected CPI, by contrast, would validate the stagflation 
narrative, reward those who stayed hedged, and reopen the door to a deeper 
retest of the mid‑$60,000s before any attempt at new highs. BTC’s price 
trends to the downside on the daily chart. Source: BTCUSD on Tradingview Cover 
image from Perplexity, BTCUSD chart from Tradingview

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The US banking giant seeks trademark protection for “WFUSD,” covering crypto 
trading, payments, staking software and blockchain-based financial services.

Wells Fargo files WFUSD trademark for crypto payments and trading

Wells Fargo&#8217;s stablecoin move could intensify competition in digital finance, 
challenging existing platforms and reshaping banking dynamics.
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The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into whether 
Iranian networks used the crypto exchange Binance to evade American sanctions, 
according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The probe is examining 
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