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Bitcoin price sags under $62.5K as Iran strikes add to US stocks pressure

Cointelegraph·July 17, 2026·1 min read
Bitcoin price sags under $62.5K as Iran strikes add to US stocks pressure

Bitcoin price sagged under $62.5K as Iran strikes added to US stocks pressure. BTC saw a key rejection at local highs before reversing lower, moving with stocks for a second day as US-Iran war downside took its toll. The geopolitical tensions weighed on risk assets, pulling bitcoin down from recent recovery levels.

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