Since the fresh escalation in the Iran conflict on February 28, bitcoin has surged nearly 10% and crossed the $72,000 mark, according to an Investopedia report.

The bear and bull cases for the world's largest cryptocurrency set a wide range of possible outcomes.

Stock futures pointed lower Tuesday, a day after major indexes ended sharply higher, as oil prices returned to gains. Meanwhile, the two-day Federal Reserve meeting on interest rates begins today.

Bitcoin has outperformed gold, the S&P 500 and the US dollar, among other leading assets, since the war began on February 28, ...

Since the war has triggered a sell-off of equities (considered riskier), investors are scrambling to park their money in safe-haven assets.

Global markets have been volatile since the beginning of the ongoing Iran war, with the conflict significantly disrupting oil supply and triggering uncertainty across financial markets. As tensions ...

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