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Crypto Rallies as Venezuela Shock Shifts Risk Mood
After weeks of tight trading in December, crypto prices broke higher during early Asian hours. Bitcoin moved above $92,000, while ether cleared $3,100, tracking gains in equities and a drop in oil prices.
The timing mattered. Markets reacted to a U.S. operation that resulted in the detention of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, a development that rippled across commodities and risk assets. Crypto’s alignment with that broader move is feeding talk of a regime shift as the new year begins. With year-end tax loss selling behind the market and a new U.S. crypto bill expected, bullish narratives appear to be gaining traction.