Metals remain a leading theme for the year while bitcoin trades independently, suggestive of its growing role as a standalone risk asset.

Binance will convert the stablecoin holdings in its $1 billion Secure Asset Fund for Users to bitcoin over the next 30 days, with plans for regular audits.

BTC fell deeper to nearly $81,000 late Thursday as Warsh's odds surged in betting markets.

The end of another week is here again, and it's also the end of the month, which means a bumper batch of Bitcoin and Ether options contracts are expiring.

Traders are watching $1.74 as near-term support, with $1.79–$1.82 now the key resistance zone.

The spike shows traders rushing for protection, though implied volatility is not yet at extreme levels versus the past year.

"In a WW3 scenario, BTC may initially crash sharply from risk-off panic selling, but later rise like a phoenix from the ashes," Perplexity predicted.

More than $1.7 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated in 24 hours as bitcoin fell to $81,000, with long bets accounting for nearly all the damage amid macro jitters and Fed chair speculation.