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Bitcoin Pushes to $80,000 as Trump’s Project Freedom Pressures Oil Prices

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Bitcoin rallied to $80,000 while oil prices dipped following President Trump's announcement of a military operation in the Strait of Hormuz.

Summary

President Donald Trump has announced "Project Freedom," a mission involving U.S. military assets to escort neutral vessels through the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions. While the announcement prompted a slight decline in crude oil prices, Bitcoin surged to $80,000. Despite U.S. efforts to frame the operation as a humanitarian gesture, Iranian officials have threatened to treat the intervention as a violation of existing ceasefire agreements.

(Source:BeInCrypto)