Bitcoin Retraces As Oil Tanker Attacks in Strait of Hormuz Escalate U.S.-Iran Tensions
The post Bitcoin Retraces As Oil Tanker Attacks in Strait of Hormuz Escalate U.S.-Iran Tensions appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Bitcoin is down today, falling below the psychological $63,000 level after a rally above $64,000 yesterday. The drop below $63,000 today follows attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, a development that further escalates tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Bitcoin Falls Amid Attack On Oil Tankers In Strait of Hormuz In an X post, the UK Military Center revealed an attack on an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, with the tanker sustaining minor structural damage. This marked the second attack on an oil tanker in the Hormuz Strait today. The UK Military earlier reported about an oil tanker that also suffered structural damage. Meanwhile, there have now been attacks on vessels in the Strait in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin has retraced amid this development that again escalates tensions between the U.S. and Iran, with Qatar accusing Iran of being resp