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Bitcoin slides below $77,000 as Trump’s Iran warning rattles risk assets

CoinDesk · May 18, 2026, 10:50 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Bitcoin and ether sank after the U.S. president told Iran the “clock is ticking,” sending oil higher and triggering broad crypto liquidations.

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Bitcoin slides below $77,000 as Trump’s Iran warning rattles risk assets

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