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Bitcoin Holds Near $65K as President Trump Says Hormuz Reopens

By Isaac • June 14, 2026 8:31 am • Comments

Bitcoin held near $65,000 over the weekend as President Trump said a U.S.-Iran peace deal could be signed Sunday and the Strait of Hormuz would reopen to all.

CoinGecko ranked Bitcoin first by market capitalization during the June 14 Central-time check, keeping the story squarely inside PCN’s top-asset lane.

Cointelegraph, syndicated through TradingView News, reported the move and put Bitcoin at local highs around $64,750 on Bitstamp before it settled.

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The cleaner way to read this: Bitcoin is trading as a macro relief gauge right now, pricing a possible Hormuz reopening rather than a finished peace deal.

The Strait of Hormuz is the chokepoint for a large share of the world’s seaborne oil. When traffic there freezes, oil prices spike and inflation risk climbs across every risk asset, Bitcoin included.

So a reopening removes a clear overhang. That is the relief the chart is showing.

President Trump made the timeline explicit, saying the deal was scheduled to be signed and that Hormuz would be open to all.

President Trump stated a U.S.-Iran war deal could be signed Sunday, while Iran said no final decision had been made.

Cointelegraph added the market setup behind Bitcoin’s move:

Bitcoin stayed higher as President Trump pledged an Iran peace deal on Sunday and said the Strait of Hormuz would be open to all. The move carried Bitcoin toward local highs around $64,750 on Bitstamp before it settled back near the same area.

That price action made Bitcoin a live read on macro relief. Hormuz risk feeds directly into oil prices, inflation expectations, and the broader risk appetite that often drives crypto trading.

Open interest remained part of the watch list for traders trying to separate a durable rebound from a short relief move. The stronger version of the setup is straightforward: a signed agreement, a reopened Hormuz route, and a market that can stop pricing an immediate oil shock.

The weaker version is also clear: a political headline that arrives before Tehran confirms the timeline. CoinGecko ranked Bitcoin first by market capitalization during the June 14 Central-time selection check, which is why this macro headline belongs on PCN.

That rank keeps the move relevant even when the immediate trigger comes from geopolitics instead of crypto-native news.

Cointelegraph added the diplomatic caution traders still have to price:

President Trump stated that a U.S.-Iran war deal could be signed Sunday, while Tehran said no final decision had been made. The proposed memorandum of understanding would extend the ceasefire by 60 days, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and start negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.

That makes the story powerful for markets, and it also makes the timing fragile. A stated signing window is meaningful; a completed diplomatic agreement is stronger.

The reopening question is why Bitcoin reacted before the deal was fully locked. Traders can discount a lower-risk world before every legal detail is finished.

They still need confirmation if the rally is going to hold after the first relief bid. Polymarket’s fresh market on whether Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by July 15 captured that uncertainty in plain terms.

The market is asking whether the chokepoint actually reopens on schedule. That is a harder question than whether one session’s headline sounded bullish.

For Bitcoin traders, that difference is the gap between relief pricing and a confirmed risk reset.

That gap between a confirmed signing and a stated intention is the whole story for traders.

A relief trade prices the likely outcome early. A confirmed diplomatic settlement locks it in.

Bitcoin is sitting on the first, waiting on the second.

Polymarket gave that uncertainty a number, launching a fresh market on whether Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by July 15.

Prediction markets like that one are useful here because they price the question directly, separate from the political messaging on either side.

Cointelegraph also pointed to open interest as one signal traders are watching for a more durable rebound rather than a one-day relief pop.

For now the read is simple. If Hormuz actually reopens and the ceasefire holds, the oil-shock fear that has weighed on risk assets eases, and Bitcoin gets room to build on this level.

If Sunday comes and goes without a signature, the relief premium is the first thing the market reprices. Watch the deal, more than the chart.

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