The largest crypto reversed sharply from a $80,594 high after Iran's Fars news agency claimed two missiles hit a U.S. warship, with oil spiking 5% before the U.S. denied the report. Bitcoin briefly topped $80,000 for the first time since January before sliding to about $79,000 after reports of a suspected Iranian missile strike on a U.S. patrol boat near Jask Island. The U.S. denied that any of its ships were hit, prompting oil and equity futures to pare sharp initial moves even as bitcoin…
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