Bitcoin Holds Sixty-Seven Thousand as Iran War Threatens Range Break

Markets on edge as Bitcoin trades at sixty-six thousand six hundred dollars while geopolitical tensions, quantum computing threats, and rising real rates create a perfect storm of headwinds. Trump signals potential Iran war exit despite Hormuz remaining shut, triggering equity futures rally but crude oil holds above one hundred dollars per barrel. Prediction markets face regulatory assault as Democrats target insider trading, quantum researchers slash security timeline estimates, and institutional demand falters as absorption ratios collapse. Jack Dorsey's Square auto-enables Bitcoin payments for millions of merchants while whale selling cools and accumulation addresses absorb sixty-seven thousand BTC.