BTC falls after Middle East tensions...risk hedge role questioned

BTC falls after Middle East tensions...risk hedge role questioned

"Bitcoin has fallen following escalating tensions in the Middle East, raising questions about its role as a hedge against geopolitical risk," Cointelegraph reports. Bob Elliott, a former executive at global hedge fund giant Bridgewater, said: "While Paxos' physical gold-backed token PAXG has risen since the geopolitical risks in the Middle East, BTC has fallen with a negative correlation. BTC is losing value as a hedge over time." On the other hand, Checkmate (@checkmatey), a senior analyst at on-chain analytics firm Glassnode, said: "It's absurd to present PAXG as a comparable asset to BTC dumping. PAXG's daily trading volume is very low, around $36 million." On-chain analyst Willie Wu also noted that "BTC will recover in a matter of days," referring to the price relationship immediately after the Russia-Ukraine war.