Market Bloodbath: Bitcoin Crashes Below Sixty-Seven Thousand as Geopolitical Tensions Mount

Bitcoin plummets to a two-week low of sixty-six thousand one hundred seventy-nine dollars as geopolitical tensions, rising oil prices, and fourteen billion dollars in options expiry create perfect storm. Markets liquidate four hundred fifty million dollars in leveraged positions while institutional flows reverse. XRP stalls near one dollar thirty-four despite ETF deadline passing, Ethereum breaks below two thousand dollars, and miners accelerate their pivot to AI infrastructure. Morgan Stanley enters the ETF race with record-low fees, while White House crypto czar David Sacks exits after delivering wins for banks but disappointing Bitcoin maximalists. We break down the macro pressure, institutional positioning, and what comes next in this turbulent market environment.