Bitcoin climbed during Asian trading on Monday to within roughly $500 of its highest level in eight months before surrendering about $1,000 of its gains. The retreat refocused traders on whether the largest cryptocurrency can break through a stubborn resistance zone that has repeatedly capped advances. The move followed a relatively calm weekend for Bitcoin despite heightened Middle East tensions. The New Tension Reports said US President Donald Trump’s top national security officials held an unannounced, hours-long meeting at Camp David on Friday focused on the war against Iran. The meeting was chaired by VP JD Vance and attended by CDI Director Ratcliffe and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Caine. One official said decisions had been made, while Trump said the public would see what came next. The Hormuz Letter later reported that Iran was preparing for a larger U.S. bombing campaign and that any new attack would be treated as all-out war. Nearly 10,000 U.S. troops, including 2,000 US Marines, have been deployed to the region aboard a third aircraft carrier and an amphibious landing group, with arrival expected by November. Yemen’s Houthis also struck a Saudi Aramco facility in Riyadh with ballistic missiles for the first time in more than four years. Bitcoin remained relatively calm through these developments, although a similar episode last week saw the asset fall $2,000 on Monday after Trump rejected Iran’s peace deal offer on Saturday.