Bitcoin surges alongside oil as BTC price finally decouples from the war narrative… until US markets opened

Bitcoin is trading near $76,600 after reversing from an earlier intraday push toward $78,000, while crude oil trades near $103 and the S&P 500 fell as the US stock market opened. Before the US cash session, Bitcoin rose even as crude oil kept climbing, suggesting crypto-specific positioning was strong enough to resist the oil-inflation trade for part of the day. After the open, the picture turned back toward equi…