Bitcoin Decorrelates From Stocks and Gold as AI, Macro, and Geopolitical Factors Diverge

Bitcoin is increasingly decoupling from equities and aligning more closely with gold as a distinct macro asset class.

Analysis documented Bitcoin's price correlation with equities and gold breaking down, with AI sector dynamics, Federal Reserve policy, and geopolitical developments cited as drivers of the divergence. Bitcoin and Ether separately showed limited reaction to fresh US military strikes on Iran as the Strait of Hormuz closed.