The claim is directly sourced from the official @BitcoinMagazine X account (confirmed via x_post_search), published May 8, 2026. PANews independently corroborates the 35-36% BTC/Gold ratio increase since the Iran conflict escalation. Crypto.news adds analytical context explaining the mechanism (BTC rising while gold slipped). RootData echoes the same figure. The consistent 35-36% range across multiple independent outlets strongly supports the claim. The minor caveat is that the figure is expressed as a range (35-36%) rather than a precise 36%, and no raw price data or methodology was directly accessible to verify the calculation independently. The claim is assessed as likely true with high confidence.