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Hormuz Missile Strike Drives Oil Rally While Bitcoin (BTC) and Equity Futures Retreat
Bitcoin retreated from its overnight peak on Tuesday but continues to preserve a respectable weekly advance. Concurrently, US equity futures indicated downward momentum following a historic Wall Street session, while a fresh oil market disruption surfaced in the Middle East. The leading cryptocurrency climbed to $64,400 during early Tuesday hours before declining back toward $63,170. This positioned it essentially unchanged for the session but still maintaining approximately 6% growth across the week. The price action persisted despite Strategy’s disclosure that it liquidated 3,588 bitcoin worth roughly $216 ... (full story)
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*US IS REVOKING IRAN-RELATED GENERAL LICENSE TO EXPORT OIL *IRAN'S ACTIONS IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ WHOLLY UNACCEPTABLE: OFFICIAL 
Revocation and Wind Down of June 21, 2026 Authorization for the Production, Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil Products of Iranian Origin Effective July 7, 2026, General License X, dated June 21, 2026, is revoked and superseded in its entirety by General License X1. Except as provided in paragraph, all transactions prohibited by the above-listed authorities that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the wind down of transactions previously authorized by General License X are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, July 17, 2026, provided that any payment to a blocked person must be made into a blocked, interest-bearing account located in the United States. Note to paragraph (b). Except to the extent ordinarily incident and necessary to the wind down of transactions previously authorized by General License X for the production, sale, delivery, or offloading of crude oil, petrochemical products, or petroleum products of Iranian origin, paragraph (b) does not authorize any new transactions, including purchases or loading of such products on or after July 7, 2026.
Revocation and Wind Down of June 21, 2026 Authorization for the Production, Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil Products of Iranian Origin Effective July 7, 2026, General License X, dated June 21, 2026, is revoked and superseded in its entirety by General License X1. Except as provided in paragraph, all transactions prohibited by the above-listed authorities that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the wind down of transactions previously authorized by General License X are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, July 17, 2026, provided that any payment to a blocked person must be made into a blocked, interest-bearing account located in the United States. Note to paragraph (b). Except to the extent ordinarily incident and necessary to the wind down of transactions previously authorized by General License X for the production, sale, delivery, or offloading of crude oil, petrochemical products, or petroleum products of Iranian origin, paragraph (b) does not authorize any new transactions, including purchases or loading of such products on or after July 7, 2026.
From cointelegraph.com | 31 hr ago
Bitcoin (BTC) saw flash volatility into Monday’s Wall Street open as markets reacted to tech company Strategy’s new BTC sales. Data from TradingView showed BTC/USD dropping to near $61,000, sparking daily losses of more than 4%. A rebound at the start of the US session pushed the price higher before settling around the $62,000 mark at the time of writing. ...
From thestreet.com | 2 hr 51 min ago
The timing couldn't have been less convenient. Just as a key technical indicator flashed a sell signal for Bitcoin, Michael Saylor confirmed Strategy had offloaded 3,588 BTC for approximately $216 million, a combination analyst Ali Martinez described as "not exactly what bulls want to see." Martinez, who posts on X as Ali Charts, flagged the TD Sequential ...
