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A tradition started in early 2026 when the US attacked Venezuela and captured its leader and his wife in the early hours of Saturday morning under Trump\u2019s orders. Iran was also attacked during the first day of the weekend.<\/p>\n
Perhaps the most likely reason for this is the fact that all (well, almost all) financial markets are closed at the time, and there won\u2019t be massive turbulence for investors and the US economy. However, this narrative doesn\u2019t apply to the always-open cryptocurrency market, which tends to feel the impact of these actions immediately and the most.<\/p>\n
The previous weekend was expected to be volatile, but it wasn\u2019t, at least until Sunday evening when the futures legacy markets opened. This one, though, is Easter in the US, and, unless there are some major developments on the US\/Israel-Iran front, it\u2019s likely to remain calm.<\/p>\n
Bitcoin has indeed traded sideways for the past 24 hours, showing a minor increase to just over $67,000 as of press time. This follows more enhanced volatility during the middle of the week, which included a dip<\/a> to a month low of $65,000 and a surge to $69,200, where it was rejected and driven back down to under $66,000. Even Trump\u2019s reiterated warning<\/a> on Saturday couldn\u2019t really shake it.<\/p>\n This sluggishness now could be regarded as the calm before the storm, though. Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe noted that price fluctuations are likely to return next week before \u201cwe start to accelerate into either direction.\u201d Interestingly, the analyst believes BTC will be heading north given the current fearful sentiment, a narrative recently outlined<\/a> by Santiment as well.<\/p>\n Extremely low volatility on the markets.<\/p>\n I think that we\u2019ll have a slow Easter and then the volatility comes back again next week before we start to accelerate into either direction.<\/p>\n Honestly, given the entire sentiment, I would assume we\u2019re going to see upwards momentum on\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe (@CryptoMichNL) April 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The aforementioned warning by Trump, though, gives Iran 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or \u2018all hell will reign down on them.\u2019 This deadline expires on Monday, shortly after Wall Street reopens. Consequently, it\u2019s likely to bring more volatility in either case \u2013 if Iran concurs with Trump or if the POTUS acts on his threats.<\/p>\n Before that, Trump warned that the US will begin targeting Iran\u2019s \u201cbridges next, then power plants.\u201d He also believes<\/a> the US can \u201ceasily\u201d open the Strait, take the oil, and make a fortune.<\/p>\n Consequently, the analysts from The Kobeissi Letter noted that April is \u201cgoing to be a highly eventful month\u201d as the war \u201cwill continue for now and the critical energy infrastructure that has been spared so far is the next target.\u201d<\/p>\n America is waking up to some major news this morning:<\/p>\n At 10:41 PM ET last night, President Trump said that the US will begin targeting Iran\u2019s \u201cbridges next, then power plants.\u201d<\/p>\n And now, President Trump has announced that the US can \u201ceasily open the Straight of Hormuz, take the\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n LIMITED OFFER for CryptoPotato readers at Bybit: Use this link<\/a> to register and open a $500 FREE position on any coin!<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p><\/div>\n\n
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