{"id":75352,"date":"2026-07-13T18:10:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bitcoin-slides-to-62037-as-iran-conflict-sparks-fresh-energy-fears\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T18:10:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:10:40","slug":"bitcoin-slides-to-62037-as-iran-conflict-sparks-fresh-energy-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bitcoin-slides-to-62037-as-iran-conflict-sparks-fresh-energy-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Slides to $62,037 as Iran Conflict Sparks Fresh Energy Fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Bitcoin Tumbles Amid U.S.-Iran Clashes<\/h2>\n<p> <span>Bitcoin<\/span> tumbled to the $62,000 range Monday as a weekend exchange of gunfire between U.S. and Iranian forces threatened to spark another energy crisis. Market data showed the top <span>cryptocurrency<\/span> plunged from a 24-hour peak of $64,385 late Sunday to $62,037 by 10:15 a.m. EST Monday.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/bitcoin\/embed\" width=\"100%\" style=\"max-height:500px;height:500px;border:none;overflow:hidden;border-radius:4px\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"bitcoin market data\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>While the <span>cryptocurrency<\/span> attempted to reclaim the $63,000 resistance level, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bitcoin-holds-64k-us-iran-strikes-oil-jumps\/\">another sell-off<\/a> saw it retreat to $62,200, reversing earlier gains and leaving it down nearly 3%. The decline dragged its market capitalization down from $1.28 trillion to approximately $1.25 trillion as of 12:40 p.m. EST. The slide, in turn, helped trim the <span>crypto<\/span> economy\u2019s aggregate market capitalization to $2.24 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the slide triggered the <span>liquidation<\/span> of $83 million in long leveraged positions and $12 million in shorts. Overall, liquidations across the <span>crypto<\/span> economy topped $322 million, with liquidated long bets accounting for $267 million of the total.<\/p>\n<p>Following earlier strikes in the week, the U.S. military upped the ante Sunday, striking more than 100 targets across Iran. The U.S. maintains the strikes were in response to Iranian attacks on shipping vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. In addition to the strikes, some media reports suggested the U.S. military was contemplating a blockade on Iranian ports.<\/p>\n<p>Iran, which rejects the allegations, launched retaliatory strikes targeting U.S. bases and installations across five Gulf countries, including Qatar and Tehran\u2019s ally Oman. Iran insists Washington is violating a memorandum of understanding (MoU).<\/p>\n<p>The apparent return to full combat operations came days after U.S. President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire between the two sides over. The U.S. leader also<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/trump-warns-of-1000-missiles-aimed-at-iran-as-bitcoin-holds-near-64000\/\"> accused<\/a> Tehran of violating the terms of the MoU, which requires Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Following the latest escalation, oil prices jumped 4.5%, with the global benchmark Brent crude breaching the $80-per-barrel mark. According to analysts, market concern is expanding beyond crude oil prices, with investors increasingly focused on disruptions to global refining capacity and fuel supply chains. Ongoing conflicts have affected refinery operations across the Middle East and, recently, key global shipping routes in the Russia-Ukraine region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if crude oil prices stabilize, gasoline and diesel prices could remain elevated due to limited refined fuel availability. This creates a risk that energy <span>inflation<\/span> may prove more persistent than markets currently anticipate,\u201d a Bitunix analyst asserted in a recent report.<\/p>\n<p>For global markets, including <span>crypto<\/span>, the central question for this week extends beyond whether U.S. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-inflation\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">inflation<\/a> rises again. The bigger issue is whether global capital costs continue moving higher.<\/p>\n<p>With AI investment absorbing significant funding, energy supply chains facing uncertainty, and Federal Reserve policy remaining unsettled, risk assets are likely to remain driven by the interaction among interest rates, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-liquidity\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">liquidity<\/a> conditions and corporate financing costs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a>, reclaiming and holding above $64,000 could improve short-term momentum. However, continued pressure from higher capital costs may keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BTC<\/a> trapped within a broader consolidation range,\u201d the analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitunix.com\/hub\/blog\/market-update\/bitcoin-global-capital-costs-outlook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bitcoin-slides-to-62037-as-iran-conflict-sparks-fresh-energy-fears\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Bitcoin Tumbles Amid U.S.-Iran Clashes Bitcoin tumbled to the $62,000 range Monday as a weekend exchange of gunfire between U.S. and Iranian forces threatened to spark another energy crisis. 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