Bitcoin slides to $66,600 as Trump threatens to hit Iran 'extremely hard'
By Shaurya Malwa
Published on April 2, 2026.
Bitcoin fell 2.2% to $66,609 after President Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran "extremely hard" over the next two to three weeks. This move reverses a global rally that had built on expectations that the war could end within weeks. All major cryptocurrencies in the top 10 dropped, including Ether, BNB, XRP, and solana's SOL. The Fear and Greed Index sits at 8, indicating extreme fear. Despite this, Bitcoin has remained largely unchanged in its five-week trading period.
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