Irans parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf publicly issued demands just hours before U.S. Vice President JD Vance departed for Pakistan-brokered peace negotiations in Islamabad this weekend. Ghalibaf insisted that a Lebanon ceasefire and the release of frozen Iranian assets must be addressed before any diplomatic discussions with the United States can proceed, introducing fresh uncertainty into an already delicate situation.
The US moved seized Bitcoin into a Coinbase Prime wallet.
Bitcoin (BTC) has continued to climb in the wake of the ceasefire between Iran and the US, and it has now reclaimed the $73,000 level as geopolitical tensions cool and oil prices drop.
Analysts at investment research firm Bernstein are pushing back against growing fears that quantum computing poses an existential danger to Bitcoin. Concerns about quantum computing breaking Bitcoin's cryptography have grown following recent findings from Google researchers.
A missile launched in the Persian Gulf does not travel in a straight line toward the Sea of Oman. It travels directly to a Bitcoin trader's screen in São Paulo or Mexico City.
Price and Trend: The asset surpassed $73,004 this April 10 following the CPI data, remaining above the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) located at $71,693. Whale Activity: Flows from large holders to Binance fell below $3 billion, reaching their lowest level since June 2025.
Bitcoin (BTC) is once again hovering around a critical zone near $70,000, with price action tightening as bulls and bears fight for control. A strong hold above this region may fuel further upside, but any weakness could quickly open the door to a fresh wave of downside pressure.
Since falling from its all-time high in 2025, the Bitcoin price has failed to initiate another major upward move, reinforcing the bear market narrative. After this sharp downward action over the past few months, the amount of BTC supply in loss is spiking hard, reaching levels not seen in years.
Bitcoin institutions are betting on both sides of the market at $72,000, buying $80,000 call options while simultaneously purchasing downside protection, as Friday's CPI data and US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad leave direction entirely unclear.
Bitcoin is trading above $73,000 Friday evening, and the derivatives data sitting behind that price tells a more cautious story than the spot number suggests.
Bitcoin moved from $72,000 to $72,400 on April 10 after March core CPI printed below expectations, giving crypto bulls a short-lived reprieve from months of sustained macro pressure.
Alex Thorn, an executive at crypto investment firm Galaxy, said it is monitoring onchain activity for signs of an oil tanker fee paid in BTC.