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Bitcoin price reaches $72.5K as US issues ‘Economic D-Day’ threat to Iran

August 20, 2026

Bitcoin saw new multimonth highs above $72,500 even as US stocks cooled amid US threats of “economic warfare” with Iran.

Bitcoin (BTC) saw multimonth highs after Thursday’s Wall Street open while stocks dipped and bond yields rebounded on US-Iran war nerves.

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Top 10 Cryptocurrencies

Name	Price
Bitcoin(BTC)	$72,266.00
Ethereum(ETH)	$2,318.24
Tether(USDT)	$1.00
BNB(BNB)	$647.87
XRP(XRP)	$1.26
USDC(USDC)	$1.00
Solana(SOL)	$86.91
TRON(TRX)	$0.339059
Figure Heloc(FIGR_HELOC)	$1.04
Hyperliquid(HYPE)	$73.56

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