Oil at $100+ and the ‘Digital Gold’ Thesis: Investors Are Flocking to Bitcoin USD

While global markets panic over rising Oil Prices and geopolitical tension in the Middle East, Bitcoin is doing something unexpected. Typically, when crude oil spikes past $100 per barrel, risk assets like tech stocks and cryptocurrencies sell off hard as fear grips the market. Yet, as the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for roughly 20% of the world’s daily oil supply, remains effectively blocked by military action, Bitcoin is holding its ground. This divergence has reignited the ‘Digital Gold’ thesis am ...