Cryptopolitan
February 3, 2026 5:52 AM UTC

Stocks crash while Bitcoin holds above $66,000 as strikes in Dubai kill 3 people

Iranian strikes hit the UAE, and three people were killed in Dubai after the U.S. and Israel killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top officials. Markets are getting smoked, with Dow futures -571 points (-1.2%), S&P 500 futures -1%, Nasdaq 100 futures a bit over -1%, while oil jumps and gold futures +2% on the rush to safety. Bitcoin is still above $66,000 at about $66,782 (-1.06%), while ETH (~$1,974), SOL (~$84.87), and XRP (~$1.37) are all down.

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