Hormuz Strait shipping traffic plummeted 95% due to US-Israel military operations, triggering severe global energy market volatility. Gold fell for seven consecutive days, silver declined over 13%, while Bitcoin remained relatively resilient, demonstrating different asset responses during crises. International responses to shipping lane security remain unclear, with energy supply crisis signaling prolonged price increases.
European asset manager Amundi and tokenization platform Spiko launched a $100 million Spiko Amundi Overnight Swap Fund (SAFO) and selected Chainlink as the oracle infrastructure. However, LINK has failed to break through $10 since February. Despite on-chain data showing declining LINK holdings and increased ETF inflows, market sentiment remains cautious, making short-term price appreciation difficult, with institutional adoption not yet becoming a price catalyst.