Bitcoin shoots higher on Iran peace deal, with Strait of Hormuz set to open

Markets Bitcoin shoots higher on Iran peace deal, with Strait of Hormuz set to open The price of crude oil is tumbling, and U.S. stock futures are moving higher. By Stephen Alpher Jun 15, 2026, 12:08 a.m. 1 min read Make preferred on Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Make preferred on The U.S. and Iran reach a peace deal (Tudoran Andrei/Shutterstock) The US and Iran said they reached an interim agreement to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the deal to be signed in Switzerland on Friday. The price of bitcoin BTC $ 65,672.88 has risen to $65,700, up 2% over the past 24 hours, and its highest level since the early June plunge. The price of WTI crude oil has plunged nearly 5% to just under $81 per barrel, its softest level in about two months. Nasdaq 100 futures are higher by 1.5% and S&P 500 futures are up 0.9%. Bitcoin News Related Assets Bitcoin $ 65,672.88 1.79 % Latest Crypto News 1 Bitcoin could crash to $48,000, if this historical pattern is triggered 4 hours ago 2 Summer of crypto (regs): State of Crypto 5 hours ago 3 Aerodrome is turning liquidity into a prediction market with its biggest upgrade yet 9 hours ago 4 SEC's big swing to clear tokenization path isn't likely to get resilience of full rule 10 hours ago 5 Wall Street and crypto are crashing into each other as tokenized treasury markets hit $14.6 billion 11 hours ago 6 Crypto’s next billion-dollar hacker may move at superhuman speed Jun 13, 2026 7 Here's what SpaceX's IPO means for its $1.3 billion bitcoin reserve Jun 13, 2026 8 Stablecoins Were Meant to Disrupt Finance. Instead, They Became Idle Cash. Jun 13, 2026 9 Bitcoin rises above $64,000 after Pakistan prime minister says Iran peace deal is near Jun 13, 2026 10 Wall Street is moving past crypto pilots and deeper into Ethereum, says Etherealize founder Jun 13, 2026 Latest Research The Incentive Dynamic Engine: A New Era for io.net Tokenomics The Incentive Dynamic Engine: A New Era for io.net Tokenomics io.net's IDE ties token burns to real GPU demand, replacing fixed emissions with a demand-linked model - live as of 11 June 2026. By CoinDesk Research Jun 12, 2026 Commissioned by io.net io.net's IDE ties token burns to real GPU demand, replacing fixed emissions with a demand-linked model - live as of 11 June 2026. Why it matters : io.net's IDE ties token burns to real GPU demand, replacing fixed emissions with a demand-linked model - live as of 11 June 2026. View Full Report More From Markets Bitcoin could crash to $48,000, if this historical pattern is triggered Wall Street and crypto are crashing into each other as tokenized treasury markets hit $14.6 billion Bitcoin rises above $64,000 after Pakistan prime minister says Iran peace deal is near More From Bitcoin Bitcoin could crash to $48,000, if this historical pattern is triggered Summer of crypto (regs): State of Crypto Aerodrome is turning liquidity into a prediction market with its biggest upgrade yet