Bitcoin Touches $78,000 As Iran Declares Strait of Hormuz 'Completely Open'Bitcoin climbed back above $77,000 on Friday after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz fully reopened to commercial shipping, the clearest geopolitical de-escalation since the US-Israel war on Iran broke out in late February.
BTC was changing hands near $77,274, up 3.7% over 24 hours and 5.8% on the week after briefly topping $78,000 earlier in the session, per CoinGecko. The asset remains roughly 39% below its October 2025 all-time high of $126,198. Ether is trading around $2,425, up 4.1% on the day and 8% on the week.
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Bitcoin climbed back above $77,000 on Friday after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz fully reopened to commercial shipping, the clearest geopolitical de-escalation since the US-Israel war on Iran broke out in late February.
BTC was changing hands near $77,274, up 3.7% over 24 hours and 5.8% on the week after briefly topping $78,000 earlier in the session, per CoinGecko. The asset remains roughly 39% below its October 2025 all-time high of $126,198. Ether is trading around $2,425, up 4.1% on the day and 8% on the week.
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