Bitcoin swung from $67,500 to $71,200 and back to $70,000 in a single session as Trump said he was postponing Iran strikes, then Iran denied any communication was taking place. More than $400 million in crypto positions were liquidated in four hours on Monday as traders were whipsawed by conflicting headlines about U.S.-Iran tensions. Bitcoin briefly surged from about $67,500 to above $71,200 after Donald Trump claimed he had ordered a five-day pause on strikes against Iranian power plants, the…
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