They were no longer threats. Just a matter of days. The rumors caught fire Saturday morning. The United States and Israel struck Iran. A “massive and continuous” operation, says Donald Trump. Missiles whistle over Tehran. And meanwhile, on traders' screens, another war begins. Bitcoin is falling: heavy, fast, below $64,000.
In brief
Bitcoin's Black Saturday: 66,000 to 63,500 in a few minutes
Trump finally took action on Iran. First, the first explosions. News channels announce strikes on Tehran, Isfahan, Qom. Then the confirmation falls, as clear as a blow from a cudgel. Benjamin Netanyahu speaks :
Not long ago, Israel and the United States launched an operation to eliminate the existential threat posed by the terrorist regime in Iran.
Traditional markets are closed. Saturday, nothing moves on Wall Street. On the other hand, bitcoin remains open. He is bearing the full weight of the global panic. In a few minutes, it goes from 66,000 to 63,500 dollars.
The fall hurts. Very bad. Now there is no doubt: crypto reacts to missiles in real time. It has become the thermometer of global fear.
450 million liquidated: the other war rages in the order books
As the bombs fall on Iran, another battle is being fought. Silent. Ruthless. That of liquidations. The figure is staggering: 450 million dollars pulverized in twenty-four hours. Including 185 million in the single hour following the attack. Long positions, bets on the rise, wiped out with a click. Many had positioned themselves in recent days.
Bitcoin has been trading between $62,500 and $70,000 since Wednesday. A classic consolidation. A perfect trap. Then the strikes came. And everything blew up. Irony of fate: bitcoin, this asset that was said to be independent, disconnected from banks, reveals its fragility.
A missile in Iran, and thousands of traders in Seoul, London or New York lose their bets. Ultimately, crypto is not a refuge. It's a mirror. And that day the mirror showed a world on fire.
The collapse in figures
- Fall of bitcoin: from $66,000 to $63,500 in a few minutes;
- Total liquidations: $450 million over 24 hours;
- Liquidations in one hour: 185 million just after the attack;
- Targets of strikes: Tehran, Isfahan, Qom, Karaj, Kermanshah;
- $63,834: BTC price at the time of writing.
Despite this plunge, experts point out a crucial point. The four-year bitcoin cycle is holding strong. On-chain signals become coherent again. The deep structure resists. Missiles shake prices, not fundamentals. The fear passes. The cycle remains.
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