Iran's currency just hit another record low, and the nuclear sanctions aren't helping matters. The rial continues its downward spiral as economic pressures mount from international restrictions. This kind of currency collapse usually sends shockwaves through regional markets—when fiat fails this dramatically, people start looking for alternatives. We've seen this pattern before in Venezuela, Turkey, and Lebanon. Capital controls tighten, inflation accelerates, and suddenly decentralized assets don't look so crazy anymore. The sanctions are doing exactly what they're designed to do: strangling the economy. Whether that achieves the intended diplomatic goals is another question, but the economic pain? That's undeniable. Markets hate uncertainty, and this situation has plenty of it.