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XRP, Bitcoin, and Ethereum Slip as Lebanon Strikes Threaten to Unravel the Iran Ceasefire
Key takeaways
- The drop has erased the gains cryptocurrencies made on the optimism around the peace deal.
- Traders are selling the ceasefire news instead of trusting it because the April truce collapsed on the same Lebanon strikes, and the Fed s focus on inflation is keeping pressure on risk assets.
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XRP, Bitcoin, and Ethereum Slip as Lebanon Strikes Threaten to Unravel the Iran Ceasefire Sam Daodu Fri, June 19, 2026 at 11:31 PM GMT+7 5 min read XRP-USD BTC-USD ETH-USD NVDA Quick Read XRP, Bitcoin, and Ethereum each fell roughly 3% to 4% as fresh Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon threatened the U.S.-Iran peace deal signed this week.
The drop has erased the gains cryptocurrencies made on the optimism around the peace deal.
Traders are selling the ceasefire news instead of trusting it because the April truce collapsed on the same Lebanon strikes, and the Fed s focus on inflation is keeping pressure on risk assets.
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