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Crypto, Stocks Slip on Iran and Trump Threats

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Crypto and the wider markets tumbled on Monday as the US and Iran escalated threats toward one another for the fourth week, sending oil prices seesawing.  US President Donald Trump posted to Truth Social on Sunday that the US would “hit and obliterate” Iranian power plants, “starting with the biggest one first,” if the country didn’t open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. Iran responded by saying it will answer any US strikes on its power or water infrastructure with attacks on US and Israeli assets in the Gulf…

Bitcoin Options Flag Traders’ Fear As Iran War Carries On

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Key takeaways: Bitcoin traders are turning cautious as high oil prices and Middle East tensions fuel inflation and stall US interest rate cuts. The $254 million in spot Bitcoin ETF outflows is too small to confirm a bearish flip, yet options markets show heavy hedging. Bitcoin (BTC) price stagnated near $70,000 during the Friday trading session after failing to reclaim the $75,000 level on Tuesday. The decline marked two days of net outflows from US-listed Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs), reversing the trend from the prior seven days. Traders are…

Bitcoin Wavers At $70K As Iran War Rocks Markets

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Bitcoin searches for equilibrium at $70,000 while rising crude oil prices and tanking stock markets have investors worried over the future of inflation in the US. Bitcoin’s (BTC) swift rejection from its $76,000 range high on Tuesday, and the subsequent sell-off below $70,000, raised concerns among traders that the bottom is not in for BTC. Chartered market technician Aksel Kibar suggested that a bearish wedge pattern similar to the one seen from December 2025 to early January 2026 may be forming again.  Kibar said,  “Breakdown of the lower boundary will…

Bitcoin OGs, Ancient Whales Sell Millions in BTC as Iran War Escalates

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Ancient Bitcoin holders moved tens of millions of dollars to exchanges as Bitcoin fell and energy prices jumped after attacks on Gulf oil and gas infrastructure deepened the conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States. Ancient whale “bc1ql” sent 1,000 Bitcoin (BTC), worth around $71 million at current prices, to Binance on Wednesday, according to blockchain data platform Arkham. The whale initially bought 5,000 BTC 13 years ago and still holds about 1,500 BTC worth about $106 million, according to blockchain analytics platform Onchain Lens. The same day, one…

Qatar evacuates Ras Laffan energy hub after Iran threatens Gulf facilities

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Qatar is evacuating its Ras Laffan Industrial City — the single most important liquefied natural gas facility on the planet — after Iran threatened to strike Gulf energy infrastructure, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. If that sentence didn’t make your stomach drop, here’s some context: Ras Laffan handles roughly 77 million tonnes of LNG per year. That’s about a third of global seaborne LNG trade flowing through one coastal complex north of Doha. What we know so far Details remain thin, which is itself part of…

Polymarket Users Threaten Reporter to Change Iran Strike Story

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Prediction markets platform Polymarket says it has now banned and reported users who pressured an Israeli journalist with death threats to amend a news article about an Iranian missile strike that was the subject of a $17 million prediction market.  The Times of Israel military correspondent Emanuel Fabian wrote in a report on Monday that he began receiving messages to change his report about an Iranian missile that struck outside the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh on March 10. “As far as I now understand, the emails I received were…

Iran War Bets Fuel Prediction Market Surge as CFTC Rule Fight Intensifies

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Prediction market activity has climbed sharply as traders flock to contracts tied to the escalating US-Iran conflict, while Washington moves toward clearer federal rules for event contracts and a legislative push to explicitly bar markets tied to war, terrorism and death. Notional trading volume on Polymarket and Kalshi rose to new all-time highs during the week ending Monday, March 9, to $2.49 billion and $2.85 billion, respectively, according to Token Terminal data. The growing activity has pushed the total notional volume across all prediction markets to $145 billion through 2.8…

How Bitcoin and Gold Reacted Differently to the Iran War Shock

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Key takeaways The 2026 Iran conflict created a major geopolitical shock that triggered volatility across global markets. It pushed investors to reassess traditional safe-haven assets such as gold and emerging alternatives like Bitcoin. Gold initially benefited from safe-haven demand but later declined as the US dollar strengthened and bond yields rose. This showed that macroeconomic forces can override crisis-driven buying. Bitcoin experienced volatility but recovered quickly, reflecting its growing role as an alternative asset. However, its price movements remained closely tied to market sentiment and liquidity conditions. The strength of…

Bitcoin Outperforms Macro Assets in Iran Conflict as $72,000 Returns

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Bitcoin (BTC) hit eight-day highs into Friday’s Wall Street open as markets awaited key US inflation cues. Key points: Bitcoin shows resilience despite macro market uncertainty with another push beyond $72,000. Key US inflation data increased the chances of risk-asset volatility to come. BTC price gains outperform macro assets since the start of the Iran conflict. Trump demands Fed rate cut ahead of PCE print Data from TradingView showed BTC/USD climbing past $72,000 on Bitstamp for the first time since March 5. BTC/USD four-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin avoided a…

Bitcoin holds above $70K as Iran warns oil could reach $200 amid escalating war

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Bitcoin held above $70K on Wednesday evening as oil markets swung sharply amid the escalating conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran, which has triggered one of the most severe energy shocks since the 1970s. Iranian officials warned the world should prepare for oil reaching $200 per barrel if the conflict intensifies, according to a Reuters report. Iranian forces reportedly struck merchant vessels in Gulf waters on Wednesday and warned ships in the region to follow military instructions as the conflict expanded into key shipping routes. The war, sparked…