2026-01-11 11:23:45

Iran's internet has been down for over 60 hours now, with the country running on just 1% of its normal traffic. The near-total blackout raises questions about regional stability and its ripple effects across global markets. For crypto traders and investors, internet shutdowns in major regions create significant challenges—from trading disruptions to liquidity gaps. History shows these events often trigger volatility in digital asset markets, as transaction flows freeze up and market participants scramble to execute positions. Worth monitoring how this develops and what it means for cross-border capital movement.

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HashRateHustler

· 18h ago

Iran's internet outage, the crypto world has to tremble again... --- This time, I really can't hold it anymore. When the geopolitical situation gets chaotic, crypto prices start to fluctuate wildly. --- 60 hours offline... liquidity is gone, and short sellers are probably laughing their heads off. --- When the internet is cut off, cross-border capital flows become a joke. This is the real nightmare. --- Wait, could this time have a bigger impact than the Afghanistan incident last time? --- The biggest fear in the crypto market is these black swan events; there's no way to react in time. --- To put it simply, geopolitical factors are the decisive ones; all the technical analysis is just talk. --- As for monitoring, it seems there will be more to come.

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GweiObserver

· 01-11 11:53

Iran's internet is down again, now I have to watch the market run away with my own eyes. Wait, how much can we short this liquidity gap wave? Speaking of which, retail investors suffer the most in such times, trying to buy the dip but no internet to do so. I'm a bit worried about whether this will trigger a chain reaction; it depends on how things develop later. 60 hours, it feels like even cross-border transfers will have to queue.

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AirdropF5Bro

· 01-11 11:46

Damn, Iran's internet has been down for 60 hours. The crypto market is about to get chaotic again. Liquidity gaps are the most disgusting thing. Is regulation coming again? Wait, does this have any impact on cross-border capital flows? Feeling a bit anxious. It's the same story every time—whenever this happens, prices always plunge. So annoying. Black swan? Or is it a repeat of history, the old routine. Could it be that political factors are once again stirring up the crypto market? It feels like internet outages are happening more and more each year... The world really isn't peaceful, is it? Is everyone rushing to exit the market? Maybe we should see if we can make some gains from this round of volatility. Geopolitical risks like this are always unavoidable in crypto; it's getting more and more troublesome.

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NFTPessimist

· 01-11 11:44

Iran's internet shutdown... Looks like we'll have to watch the crypto prices ride the roller coaster again --- 60 hours offline, such a large liquidity gap, the bears must be having a blast --- Every time there's geopolitical tension, the crypto world starts疯狂割韭菜 (crazy harvesting of profits), it's the old routine --- How do retail investors in the internet shutdown areas feel now... When liquidity disappears, prices are bound to surge, this is Web3's "decentralization" --- Changes in cross-border capital flows, we need to keep a close eye... Feels like another wave of intense volatility is coming --- History always repeats itself, internet shutdown = market bloodbath, no doubt --- 1% traffic operation? This trading volume must be frozen solid --- Interesting, more and more places are starting to shut down internet, and the risk aversion in the crypto circle is rising again --- Regional stability issues have ironically become a trigger for crypto price swings, how ironic

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SchrodingerAirdrop

· 01-11 11:36

Iran's internet outage, is it another good opportunity to harvest profits?

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NftMetaversePainter

· 01-11 11:33

actually, the algorithmic implications here are fascinating—when transaction flows freeze, you're witnessing a breakdown in the computational substrate itself. this isn't just market volatility, it's a topological rupture in the blockchain's distributed consensus mechanism

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