The technology sector seems to be worried about a possible recession in the global economy as the Iran war approaches a month. A recent analysis by Fortune magazine shows that the world's most influential technology entrepreneurs and investors are quietly reducing their investments, citing internal transaction details and crypto market activity.

As risks in the market increase, people from Silicon Valley leaders to large shareholders of offshore crypto wallets are returning to cash. Publicly, they are seen expressing optimism that although the market seems weak now, demand will increase in the long term, and this is a temporary problem. Market analysts have warned that financial instability is beginning to creep into the glow of market indices.

According to recent reports, there has been a significant sale of shares in US technology companies. Shyam Shankar and investor Stephen Cohen of Palantir Technologies have sold about 1 million shares worth about $140 million in recent months. International media reported that entities related to Silver Lake in Dell Technologies sold shares worth millions of dollars in March alone. 

Along with the traditional stock market, a similar situation has been seen in the crypto sector. The financial reports show that the original two owners of Bitcoin have sold about 1,650 Bitcoins (equivalent to about $117 million) so far. CoinDesk's analysis shows that a single investor sold a large number of shares on the eve of the Israel-Iran conflict, causing a loss of $61 million and that this can be considered a sign of 'extreme fear' in the market.

The 'sell-to-buy' ratio in internal transactions has decreased sharply. There are only 0.3 buyers for every seller. This has been interpreted by Investor Place analysts as a situation where 'smart money' is leaving the market. According to Andrew Moss, an analyst at Jefferies, a well-known financial services company, those who have accumulated large amounts of Bitcoin for a long time have now turned into net sellers. The recent market volatility has wiped more than $2 trillion to $3 trillion off the value of the technology sector globally, according to news published in Reuters. 

The trend of insider selling in the technology and crypto sectors has increased since the joint bombing of various locations in Iran by Israel and the United States in 2025. The biggest names in Silicon Valley have already pulled more than $16 billion from the stock market. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos raised about $5.7 billion by selling 25 million shares. Safra Kartz, the Israeli-American former CEO of Oracle, sold about $2.5 billion and Dell founder Michael Dell sold about $2.2 billion worth of shares, according to Financial Content. 

Jensen Huang, the head of the world's most valuable company Nvidia, also sold more than $1 billion worth of shares at the end of 2025. Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg sold about $1 billion worth of shares through his foundation. They argue that most of these transactions were pre-planned. However, this aggressive selling at a time of increasing global volatility is believed to be a move by large investors to protect profits and reduce risk.