The Middle East conflict has led to increased volatility in global markets, with bitcoin falling below $67,000 and the Invesco QQQ (QQ)ETF falling about 2% in pre-market. Meanwhile, the US dollar is strengthening sharply, with the DXY index climbing above 99, a level not seen since Jan.09. The largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin, Strategy, is down 2%, while other notable cryptos are down 5%, 5%, and 3% respectively.