If World War 3 Fears Spike, Does Bitcoin Crash or Become Digital Gold?

War scenarios do not reward clean narratives. Markets usually do two things at once. They sprint into safety, then they reprice the world after the first shock passes. Bitcoin sits right on that fault line.

That is why the “WW3 trade” is not a single bet. It is a sequence. In the first hours, Bitcoin often behaves like a high-beta risk asset. In the following weeks, it can start behaving like a portable, censorship-resistant asset, depending on what governments do next.

Given the current geopolitical escalations, the world world 3 conversation is more real than ever. Some might even say we are in the midst of a world war, but it’s functioning differently than it did 90 years ago. 

Over the past few weeks, multiple flashpoints have tightened the margin for error.

The United States is preparing to fight World War III — The US President just proposed to increase the military budget by 50%. WOW