BlockBeats News, March 2 — As the Middle East conflict escalates, triggering a global “risk aversion wave,” gold, silver, and oil all rise. U.S. stock futures decline. Bitcoin briefly dropped to $65,056 this morning, then rebounded to $65,824. The 24-hour decline has narrowed to 1.50%.
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