Renewed Iran war jitters trigger risk-off flows; Bitcoin slips about 2.3% to the high-$60,000s as Ethereum and Solana fall. According to Bloomberg, oil-driven inflation fears could keep rates higher for longer.
Bitcoin briefly rose above $70,000 before reversing to a 2.3% intraday drop, hitting $67,834 and stabilizing around $68,100 by 8:10 a.m. in London. The pullback coincided with renewed Iran-related war concerns, prompting broad risk-off moves across major cryptocurrencies, including Ethereum and Solana. Investors rotated toward safe-haven assets such as gold, underscoring crypto’s high-beta behavior during geopolitical stress. Bloomberg reports that the Iran situation is feeding fears of higher oil prices and sticky inflation, which could keep interest rates elevated and pressure speculative assets.