{"id":31529,"date":"2025-06-22T15:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=31529"},"modified":"2025-06-22T15:00:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T15:00:19","slug":"bitcoin-price-crashes-below-100k-as-iran-votes-to-close-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=31529","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Price Crashes Below $100K as Iran Votes to Close Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bitcoin\u2019s price has crashed below $100,000 for the first time since May 25th, charting a decline of around 4% in the past 24 hours alone. The cryptocurrency is down 5.5% throughout the last seven days.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_401476\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-401476\" style=\"width: 3250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BTCUSD_2025-06-22_17-42-47.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-401476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The market downturn has also caused a broader selloff amongst altcoins, most of which are deep in the red, resulting in almost $1 billion worth of liquidated positions, according to CoinGlass.<\/p>\n<p>As\u00a0<em>CryptoPotato\u00a0<\/em>reported earlier today, the US joined the war between Israel and Iran, <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-volatility-liquidates-700m-the-us-strikes-iran-as-conflict-escalates-weekend-watch\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">striking<\/a> three strategic nuclear Irany sites.<\/p>\n<p>In response, some media reports indicate that the Iranian Parliament has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/iran-parliament-vote-close-straits-hormuz-us-attacks-2088968\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">voted<\/a> in support of closing the Strait of Hormuz \u2013 one of the world\u2019s most criticial oil transit chokepoints.<\/p>\n<p>This resulted in immediate increase in oil prices, which are up almost 1% on the day, sparking international fears of inflation and economic turmoil. 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