Bitcoin Drops to Two-Week Low After Trump Warns Iran 'Clock Is ticking:' Crypto Markets Today
The selloff triggered $677 million in liquidations as derivatives traders piled into volatility bets and futures volume jumped 65%, analysts said.
- On Sunday, Bitcoin fell around 2.4% to $76,500, the lowest since April 30, after President Donald Trump warned Iran that the "clock is ticking" and "they better get moving, fast, or there won't be anything left of them."
- Following the comments, Brent crude briefly topped $112 per barrel, while risk assets including equity futures weakened across the board as geopolitical tensions escalated market anxiety.
- Market-Wide futures notional volume surged 65% to $159 billion in 24 hours, while open interest slipped 1.48% to $125 billion and liquidations spiked 500% to $677 million.
- Altcoins underperformed broadly, with The DeFi Select Index losing around 1.1% while the CD20 shed around 0.6% and the CoinDesk Memecoin Select Index fell 2.2% on Monday.
- Bitcoin's 30-day implied volatility index, BVIV, edged up to 42% from 40% since May 9, while The MOVE index jumped 14% on Friday, reflecting heightened global financial stress.
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