MSTR, BMNR, Crypto Stocks Hold Firm as Nasdaq 100 Tank 1.5% on Middle East Tensions

Leading digital asset treasury Strategy’s MSTR, Bitmine Immersion’s BMNR, and other crypto stocks are holding strongly despite the escalating US-Iran war. Meanwhile, US stock futures are falling today, with the Nasdaq 100 tanking almost 1.5%.

MSTR Stock Resists Fall as Bitcoin Holds Above $66K

US stock futures tumbled on Monday while oil prices surged, after airstrikes by the US and Israel on Iran jolted global markets. Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 futures fall 1% in pre-market trading hours, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq dived 1.5%.

At the time of writing, MSTR stock price is up 0.24% at $129.81 in pre-market hours, defying selling pressure amid rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Strategy stock closed 2.92% lower at $129.50 on Friday, ending the week 1.22% higher.

Last week, Michael Saylor’s Strategy also raised its STRC preferred stock dividend by 25bps to 11.5%, its seventh increase since July 2025. However, MSTR fell 14% in February, marking its eighth consecutive monthly decline.

As CoinGape reported earlier, Wall Street analyst Dan Dolev of Mizuho Securities maintained a buy rating on MSTR stock. However, he slashed the 12-month price target from $403 to $320, a more than 20% reduction.

BMNR Stock Leads Advance Among Crypto Stocks on Monday

BMNR stock looks unfazed by the ongoing military operations and retaliations by the United States, Israel, and Iran after airstrikes and assassinations of top leaders and officials. The stock fell 7.14% on Friday. However, Bitmine stock is trading 0.47% higher at $19.07 during the pre-market trading hours on Monday.

BMNR stock price has tumbled amid rising Bitmine’s unrealized losses as ETH price tumbled below $1900. Ethereum is trading at $1939 today, following whale accumulations. ETH addresses continue to expand, with on-chain data suggesting active buying into weakness.

Sharplink (SBET) has 0.59% decline today. COIN stock is down 2%, CRCL drop 3%, and HOOD also slips more than 3%. Meanwhile, Bitcoin mining stock Core Scientific and MARA Holdings are surging today.

Bitcoin, Crypto Market Firm Despite the US-Iran War Intensifying

Crypto research firm QCP Group noted that amid rising Middle East tensions, the crypto market and Bitcoin have remained range-bound, with Bitcoin briefly hitting $63K and Ethereum $1,910 before recovering.

“Saturday’s U.S. strike caused $300M in long liquidations but was contained, suggesting reduced positions and some capital shifting to 24-hour assets like tokenized gold,” it added.

BTC options traders are currently buying calls for the March 74K and 75K strike prices, suggesting investors are positioning for a potential rebound in March.

Amid the Middle-East tensions, stock losses were spread across most major sectors, with heavyweight technology giants Nvidia, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta lower in premarket. Banks were also lower, with JPMorgan and Bank of America down 2% each following recent risks from private credit and defaults from major clients.