Bitcoin crossed back above $70,000 on Monday as traders responded to signals that the US military campaign against Iran might be winding down — pushing the broader crypto market up 3% in 24 hours before a fresh round of war rhetoric from US President Donald Trump complicated the picture.
The gains were tied directly to comments Trump made in a CBS News phone interview, where he suggested Iran had been so thoroughly struck that little remained of its military capability.
Oil prices plunged on the news, dropping from a four-year high of $118 a barrel down to roughly $85 — a 25% slide that eased inflation fears and nudged investors back toward riskier assets like crypto.
Relief Rally Or Just Noise?
Analysts were quick to pump the brakes. Industry observers said the headline comments were hard to take at face value, noting that other members of Trump’s cabinet had described the conflict as still in its opening phase, with US military assets still active in the region.
Crypto would keep tracking other risk assets in the near term, with oil — not any crypto-specific narrative — still calling the shots on macro sentiment.
Market observers said that while the conflict was unlikely to be resolved soon, tradable bounces were possible, and Bitcoin could outperform as a potential store of value during periods of prolonged uncertainty.
Bitcoin enjoyed a slight gain today amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Image: Steel Valley Bitcoin
Will A Ceasefire Lift Crypto Price?
Others offered a similar read. A genuine ceasefire, they said, could spark a strong rally in digital assets — driven by falling energy prices, reduced inflation pressure, and renewed appetite for risk.
But caution prevailed. Doubts persisted amid mixed signals, with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard publicly dismissing Trump’s remarks as “nonsense” and insisting Tehran, not Washington, would decide when fighting stops.
BTCUSD trading at $70,862 on the 24-hour chart: TradingView
Trump’s Own Words Muddy The Outlook
The uncertainty deepened when Trump posted on Truth Social hours after the CBS interview, threatening that Iran would be struck “20 times harder” if it moved to block oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
At a Republican fundraising event in Florida the same day, he told supporters: “We’ve already won in many ways, but we haven’t won enough.”
Reports indicate US forces have struck more than 3,000 Iranian targets since operations began. That backdrop — ongoing military activity, contradictory presidential statements, and an adversary refusing to acknowledge defeat — leaves crypto in a holding pattern.
The 3% gain looks more like a reaction to a headline than the start of a sustained move. Until the geopolitical picture clarifies, digital assets appear content to follow oil’s lead rather than forge a path of their own.
