According to Fox News, FBI Director @Kash_Patel has labeled the recent smuggling of a dangerous biological pathogen by two Chinese nationals into the United States as a 'direct threat to national security,' following their charges on Tuesday for attempting to study at the University of Michigan (source: Fox News, June 3, 2025). This event has raised immediate concerns about increased regulatory scrutiny and potential global risk-off sentiment, which could drive short-term volatility in cryptocurrency prices as investors react to heightened geopolitical and biosecurity risks.