Bitcoin has dropped to $84,242.05, down 2.1% over 24 hours, as the broader crypto market shed value alongside a sharp selloff across stocks and precious metals. The total crypto market cap sits at $3.01 trillion, roughly flat over the past day despite the intraday drop, with Ethereum at $2,658.60 and XRP at $1.51.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the UN General Assembly today, saying Iran “will never bow our head or bend at the knee,” while insisting the country remains open to dialogue “without accepting the language of force.” He also pushed back on accusations of terrorism, saying, “We just defended ourselves. We are not terrorists.”
The US delegation reportedly walked out during his address after Pezeshkian accused the United States of violence against civilians. Markets began falling almost immediately after the speech, as traders started pricing in the possibility of a prolonged US-Iran conflict, a scenario that would likely push oil prices higher and add fresh pressure on inflation.
According to Bull Theory, close to $1 trillion was wiped out across US stocks, metals, and crypto within a single hour. The S&P 500 fell 0.6%, erasing $414 billion in value. Gold dropped 0.8%, losing $242 billion. Silver fell 1.5%, wiping out $55 billion. The Nasdaq dropped 1.1%, losing roughly $149 billion. Bitcoin’s share of the damage came to about $40 billion.
Despite today’s pullback, XRP remains up nearly 20% over the past week, and Bitcoin is still up close to 12% over the same period, suggesting today’s drop is a reaction to fresh geopolitical uncertainty rather than a reversal of the broader rally. How markets move from here will likely depend on whether tensions between the US and Iran escalate further or ease in the coming days.
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