Bitcoin Suffers On Renewed US-Iran Fighting 

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Suffers On Renewed US-Iran Fighting  Bitcoin’s price slid on Thursday after the price of oil shot over $105 a barrel thanks to renewed tensions in the Middle East.  The biggest and oldest cryptocurrency was recently trading for $77,208 after sliding as low as $76,748 — down more than 2% over the past day.  Its dip came after Iran signaled that it had no intention of backing down against U.S.

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The two countries earlier this week stepped up attacks in some of the heaviest fighting since the war started in February.  Tehran-backed Houthis in Yemen this week hit Saudi Arabian assets, also pushing the price of oil up.  War in the Middle East pushes oil prices higher and makes the chances of interest rate cuts lower because of inflation.

Bitcoin has typically performed well in a low interest rate environment and has experienced sell-offs when the Federal Reserve pivots to hawkishness.  The U.S.