According to @moonshot, Bitcoin (BTC) has reclaimed the $100,500 level as initial market volatility from geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran has subsided. The source indicates that after a brief dip below six figures, BTC rebounded to $101,419, finding strong support at $99,000 amidst surging institutional buying interest. The market appears to be treating the conflict as a geopolitical flashpoint rather than a structural crisis, with altcoins like Ethereum (ETH), XRP, and Solana (SOL) also recovering their losses. The report notes that Ethereum fell to $2,237, breaking a six-week consolidation pattern despite significant institutional accumulation. Further analysis from Polymarket shows bettors' confidence in a second U.S. strike has fallen from 74% to 54%. In other news, crypto exchange OKX is reportedly considering a U.S. IPO, according to a report from The Information, signaling growing investor appetite for digital asset companies. Additionally, Bank of America analysts forecast gold could reach $4,000 an ounce within a year, driven by U.S. fiscal debt and central bank diversification away from the dollar, a macro trend that could also influence cryptocurrency markets.

According to @CryptoMichNL, crypto exchange OKX is considering an Initial Public Offering (IPO) with the United States as its preferred market, as stated by its Chief Marketing Officer Haider Rafique in an interview with The Information. This news prompted a significant but temporary 9.8% spike in OKX's native token, OKB, which surged from just over $50 to a high of $55.11 before retracing. The potential IPO indicates renewed confidence in the exchange's U.S. strategy after it settled with the Department of Justice for $500 million. In separate regulatory news, the Dutch exchange Bitvavo has successfully secured a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license from the Netherlands' financial authority, enabling it to operate across all 30 nations within the European Economic Area. Bitvavo's CEO, Mark Nuvelstijn, stated this license would help the company achieve its goal of becoming Europe's leading digital asset platform.