Bitcoin Braces for Hantavirus Black Swan as Meme Coins Surge Amid WHO Low-Risk Call

Bitcoin faces 'Black Swan' fears from Andes hantavirus cases aboard MV Hondius, with social media highlighting 40% mortality versus COVID's 1%, though WHO deems pandemic risk absolutely low due to limited transmission. The scare began May 6 with 7 reported cases (3 deaths), updated to 2 confirmed and 5 suspected, sparking HANTA meme coins to multimillion caps while BTC dipped 1.52% to $1.61T market cap from $82,752 highs. Institutional buffers like $1.6B US spot ETF inflows since early May temper crash risks echoing 2020's 50% plunge.