2026-01-04 20:33:37

Honestly, the market reaction caught me off guard. When the Venezuela situation escalated, I was bracing for a major $ETH and $BTC selloff—the kind of systemic shock that typically sends crypto prices spiraling. But that's not what happened. Prices held firm, even climbed in some cases.

Here's what's got me thinking though: why does crypto respond so differently when similar geopolitical tensions flare up between superpowers? The US-China dynamic seems to move markets in completely different ways. Is it about trade war escalation cycles, regulatory uncertainty, or something else entirely? The asymmetry in how these events translate to price action is worth digging into.

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LiquidityWizard

· 01-07 18:21

nah fr the asymmetry here is actually fascinating... theoretically speaking, venezuela shouldn't move $btc the way us-china trade wars do. statistically significant? probably not. but the correlation breakdown is what gets me—like why does regulatory uncertainty hit different than geopolitical shock, you know?

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NotFinancialAdvice

· 01-07 14:49

Well, I also thought that wave in Venezuela would crash... but the coin price held firm, which is quite unbelievable.

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BearMarketBro

· 01-05 22:11

It's a bit unusual that Venezuela's Napo didn't dump the market. I thought there would be another wave of panic selling, but instead the coin held its ground... What does this indicate?

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WalletWhisperer

· 01-04 21:03

ngl, I also thought that wave in Venezuela would cause a drop, but it turns out the crypto market didn't move at all... This logic is really tangled.

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CoffeeNFTs

· 01-04 21:03

Hey, I thought Venezuela's wave would drop to the bottom, but it actually rebounded? This thing is really strange.

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DarkPoolWatcher

· 01-04 21:02

Venezuela's wave didn't fall but instead rose, indicating that retail investors are already numb and even see it as a positive signal.

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¯\_(ツ)_/¯

· 01-04 20:57

Venezuela's recent wave didn't crash the market but instead caused a rise, which is quite unbelievable. Why did the US-China logic suddenly become invalid?

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AirdropATM

· 01-04 20:54

Hey, wait a minute. Venezuela is making such a big move, but the crypto market didn't drop? That logic doesn't quite add up.

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CryptoGoldmine

· 01-04 20:51

Interesting, the impact of geopolitical shocks is clearly diminishing. Events of this level should have already caused a sell-off.

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NFT_Therapy_Group

· 01-04 20:50

Interesting observation. It's a bit surprising that the wave in Venezuela didn't crash down, which suggests that resilience in the crypto space is strengthening?

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