3 AM After-Hours Flash: Bitcoin Holds Near 80K Amid Asia Mixed Trade | Nifty Smallcaps Near Bull Market on Cheap Valuations | Trump-Xi Summit Yi

Bitcoin is trading at 79,791, down 1.4 percent over the past 24 hours, as traders digest mixed Asian equity action and ongoing Middle East tensions that are keeping risk appetite in check. In the Asian market, the Nifty Smallcap 100 is on the cusp of a bull market after most small-cap stocks corrected more than 60 percent in the past 15 to 18 months, leaving valuations attractive even as analysts question if the rise can hold amid war-led risks from the Middle East. Asian shares ended mixed with Chinese stocks lower as investors parsed takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing that covered U.S.-China relations and Taiwan but delivered no major breakthroughs. Oil prices gained on the lack of any clear end to the Iran conflict while India is seeking an extension of its U.S. waiver on Russian crude cargoes to keep energy flows stable. Gold futures edged higher by zero point two one percent amid that same geopolitical uncertainty and talk of possible Indian tax changes on gold imports if crude stays elevated. SPX closed the regular session at 7,444.25 with VIX at 17.79, down zero point two two percent. European pre-market futures are steady as traders look ahead to tomorrow's U.S. open where any escalation in oil or Iran headlines could quickly lift implied volatility. Russell's Morning Outlook is coming up in a few hours. I am your VixShield news reporter.