WTI crude rises 3.0% intraday to $102.91 a barrel

A 3% single-session move in WTI is a reminder that energy remains the most direct transmission channel between geopolitics and the broader risk complex, and a print above $100 carries psychological weight beyond the percentage itself. For crypto and RWA markets, the relevant question is whether this is an isolated spike or the start of a sustained repricing of inflation and rate expectations, which have been the dominant macro driver for digital assets. Worth watching is whether the move holds into the close and whether it feeds through to broader risk sentiment.