4 PM After-Hours Flash: Bitcoin Holds Near 80K Amid Risk-Off Flows | Regulators Target Hyperliquid Over Manipulation | Moscow Court Rules Agains

Bitcoin is trading at 79,066, down 2.8 percent over the past 24 hours and sitting within 2 percent of the 80,000 level as weekend flows reflect broader risk-off sentiment. Crypto traders are watching for any spillover into Monday's equity open after CME and ICE urged US regulators to scrutinize Hyperliquid over alleged manipulation and sanctions risks, sending its HYPE token down 6 percent to below 43. In the European market, a Moscow court ruled in favor of the Russian Central Bank against Euroclear, ordering recovery of 18.2 trillion rubles in damages tied to frozen assets from EU sanctions following the 2022 Ukraine invasion, with Euroclear planning an appeal. SPX is trading at 7408.50, down 1.23 percent on the session, while the VIX has climbed to 18.43, up 5.25 percent, signaling options traders are bracing for potential volatility as geopolitical tensions and crypto moves feed into next week's risk calculus. Russell's Morning Outlook is back Monday — stay with VixShield. I am your VixShield news reporter.