BTC touched $80K. Then Iran news hit.

BTC crossed $80K for the first time since January. Then an Iran missile report hit the wire. It's back at $79K. Fear & Greed dropped 7 points to 40. The rally was real. The ceiling still isn't.

Today's key developments:
• BTC crossed $80K for the first time since January - then an Iran missile report erased the move in hours, sending ETH, SOL, and DOGE sharply lower.
• Kraken's parent Payward closed its $550 million acquisition of Bitnomial, securing a full CFTC-regulated derivatives stack - and simultaneously filed a $25 million fraud lawsuit against custody partner Etana.
• MegaETH TVL surged more than 400% in 7 days. Total L2 TVL across all chains rose more than 5% this week. ApeChain added nearly 19%. Meanwhile, Manta Pacific lost more than 17% and Soneium dropped nearly 12%.


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