Feb 17, 2026
Bitcoin price ignores $168M Strategy BTC purchase as Iran tensions escalate

BTC price fell below the key $70,000 level as tensions between the US and Iran ramped up and a broad risk-asset sell-off liquidated late BTC long positions.
Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $67,000 at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as risk assets responded to new geopolitical pressures.
Key points:
Bitcoin joins stocks in a geopolitics-driven sell-off at the start of the US TradFi trading week.
Source: Cointelegraph →Related News
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