Bitcoin pops as Trump signals an end to the Iran war Bitcoin pops as Trump signals an end to the Iran war

Bitcoin pops as Trump signals an end to the Iran war

The risk-off mood that hammered crypto all week is reversing. Bitcoin is back in the green, and the trigger was a sudden de-escalation in the Iran war.

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Bitcoin traded at $63,550 on Friday, up 1.6% on the day and 1.4% over the week, per CoinDesk data. Days earlier it had fallen to levels last seen in 2024 – below $60,000 – but has recovered and climbed back to a weekly gain.

A key catalyst came as President Donald Trump said the US was close to a deal with Iran and that he had “ended the war with Iran today.” Markets read it as the end of a conflict that has whipsawed prices for more than 100 days. Brent crude dropped 2% to about $88.50 a barrel, while gold and silver prices surged.

The move extended to stocks. South Korea’s Kospi, a gauge for AI stocks, rose 8.4%. MSCI’s Asia Pacific index gained 3.5%, its biggest rise in two months. US stock futures pointed higher and European shares were set to open up 1.8%.

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Shaurya Malwa

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/06/12/bitcoin-climbs-back-into-the-green-as-trump-signals-an-end-to-the-iran-war

2026-06-12 05:14:00

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