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One Iranian proposal not only eased oil prices but also paved the way for Bitcoin to break $80k
The Strait of Hormuz, the vital route for transporting one-third of the world's oil by sea. American ships are trapped, and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard threatens with missiles. Oil barrels at $107 — not a price, but a thermometer of panic.
Everyone asks: Will we go to war?
If war occurs, oil prices will reach 150, inflation will explode, the Federal Reserve will continue raising interest rates, and Bitcoin will be hit again.
But at the moment everyone was holding their breath, Iran presented a paper.
A paper that makes oil prices bend and pushes risk capital higher
"Iran has submitted a new proposal to restart negotiations with the United States."
Just one sentence.
Brent crude fell by 26 cents. Is the drop significant? No, because no one has yet dared to fully believe it. But the market understood the implicit meaning: there will be no war in the short term.
Thus, the scenario changed:
> Geopolitical détente → oil prices decline → risk sentiment in commodities decreases → funds flow into high-growth assets (tech stocks + cryptocurrencies).
Today, Bitcoin rose by nearly 3%, reaching $78,700. US stocks opened higher. Risk appetite returned.
Do you think this is about technical analysis?
No, it’s that geopolitical signals translate into rises or falls.
Gold is the safe haven. The more intense the war, the higher gold rises.
But what about Bitcoin?
Look at this cycle:
- Iranian tension → Bitcoin declines
- Iranian de-escalation → Bitcoin surges toward $80,000
Why? Because the essence of Bitcoin, at this stage, is not a safe haven asset, but a "high-beta digital oil."
What does that mean?
It’s linked to a "negative correlation" with oil prices.
Rising oil → expectations of high inflation → dollar strength → liquidity tightening → Bitcoin withdrawal.
Falling oil → inflation under control → funds flow into high-risk assets → Bitcoin rises.
The real leverage isn’t in contracts but in the direction of the winds in the Strait of Hormuz.
It reached $78,700.
$80,000 is on the horizon.
Many consider it a "critical breakout level."
Once it stabilizes above $80,000, FOMO buying will surge.
A strategist from 21Shares frankly said: "Breaking $80,000 could trigger upward momentum. And at $85,000 and above, market reversal signs may appear."
But this rise is fragile.
Its foundation isn’t "half a Bitcoin," nor "ETF inflows," but that Iran and the US are still sitting at the negotiation table.
You ask: Can it continue?
Yes, but the focus isn’t on RSI and MACD, but on Reuters headlines about Iran.
Once they appear:
- Iranian hardliners torpedo the proposal
- The US issues a final warning
- The Strait of Hormuz announces "detention of ships" again#p