Crypto Outperforms Amid Iran War Escalation #101

Crypto Outperforms Amid Iran War Escalation #101

From Crypto Options Unplugged by Deribit Exchange

March 6, 2026 · 52 min · Season 1 · Episode 101

About this episode

The episode discusses the resilience of cryptocurrency amid escalating conflicts in the Middle East, featuring insights from guest Jason Urban.

Crypto shows resilience amid escalating Middle East conflict: US strikes on Iran trigger weekend drop, kinetic war fears push oil +20%, stocks were hammered — yet BTC holds ~67K range (no sub-60K flush), ETH stable. Liquidations appear exhausted; no major sellers left? Or head-fake before next leg? Guest Jason Urban (Co-Head Digital Assets, Galaxy Digital) joins Imran & David: background from Goldman index vol → DRW → Galaxy. Views crypto as maturing asset class — still collegial, but tribal narratives fading. BTC medium-term constructive (bottom near/in, back-half rally likely); altcoins bifurcate (winners emerge on real economics/use cases vs. hype). Solana micropayments pivot promising; ETH tokenized RWAs dominant. TradFi convergence + AI complementarity supportive; geopolitics favors BTC (freedom from debasement). Short-term cautious (risk off), but fundamentals scream higher. Like and subscribe for more Deribit FZE does not accept UAE retail clients or US clients, and clients from other restricted countries.

People in this episode

Hosts: Imran, David

Guest: Jason Urban

Topics covered

  • crypto resilience
  • geopolitical impact
  • market analysis
  • digital assets
  • investment strategies
  • altcoin performance

Keywords

  • crypto
  • Iran
  • BTC
  • ETH
  • market trends
  • geopolitics
  • digital assets
  • investment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Galaxy Digital, Goldman, DRW

Products: BTC, ETH, Solana

Places: Iran, Middle East

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