Bitcoin holds $71,000 as Trump warns of Iran oil strikes

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Two weeks into a Middle Eastern war and bitcoin is higher than where it started. The largest cryptocurrency was trading at $71,000 on Saturday morning, down 0.7% over the past 24 hours after the U.S. bombed military targets on Kharg Island, Iran’s main crude export facility. The reversal from Friday’s $73,838 high was sharp but […]

Bitcoin drops to $63,000 as U.S. and Israel launch strikes on Iran

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Bitcoin neared $63,000 in Saturday trading after the U.S. and Israel launched military strikes on Iran, pushing the largest cryptocurrency down roughly 3% in a matter of hours and extending what had already been a difficult weekend for risk assets.The move brings bitcoin to its lowest level since the Feb. 5 crash, when the token […]