Bitcoin Plunges Toward $75,000 as Oil Prices Soar to Four-Year High, Dragging ETH, SOL, and XRP Down
The specter of war with Iran has reemerged, and the cryptocurrency market is feeling the pinch. Bitcoin's value slid 2.1% over the past 24 hours to $75,633 during Asian trading hours on Thursday, marking a 3% decline for the week. This downturn coincided with a significant 7.1% jump in Brent crude oil prices to $126.41 per barrel, the highest intraday level in four years, following an Axios repor…
April 30, 2026, 6:02 a.m.