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Bitcoin is currently trading at 80862 up 0.2 percent over the past 24 hours and remains within 2 percent of the 80K level as traders digest fresh geopolitical headlines from the Middle East. In the Asian market, Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump are preparing for a highly anticipated summit with trade, Taiwan, and Iran all on the agenda, and both sides say their ties have been tested but remain in focus. In the European market, stocks are retreating with the FTSE, DAX, CAC, and Stoxx 600 all dipping amid ongoing Middle East tensions, rising gas prices, and higher bond yields as hopes for a quick US-Iran peace deal fade. SPX closed the US session at 7412.84 while the VIX sits at 18.93, up nearly 3 percent, signaling traders are bracing for volatility heading into tomorrow's open. Russell's Morning Outlook is coming up in a few hours. I am your VixShield news reporter.