Bitcoin steadies near $82,500 after Trump rules out Iran strike before midterms
Bitcoin recovered to around $82,500 after Trump ruled out an Iran strike, but remains about 4% lower on the week, while ether has lost 9%.
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- Bitcoin recovered to around $82,500 after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would not attack Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, but remains about 4% lower than a week ago.
- Smaller tokens led the bounce, with the CoinDesk 80 up 2.2% since midnight UTC, though the CoinDesk 100 remains 2.2% lower over 24 hours.
- Starknet’s STRK jumped 33% after the network said it is considering becoming a standalone layer-1 blockchain to achieve full quantum resistance by 2027.
