Bitcoin Slides Below $76,500 as Iran Strikes Push Oil Above $93

Bitcoin slipped below the $76,500 mark, dropping 1 % since midnight UTC and 3 % over the past week, as heightened U.S. strikes on Iranian targets weighed on risk assets.

Echoes of Conflict: Risk Aversion Drives a Record Drop

The escalation of U.S. operations against Iran has plunged investors into uncertainty, prompting a flight from risk assets and a 1 % slide in Bitcoin over just one hour.

Energy Surge: Oil Prices Break $93 Threshold

Brent crude jumped past $93 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate approached $90. Rising energy costs stoked inflation worries, pushing the 10‑year Treasury yield toward 4.8 %.

Crypto Market Tumble: BTC Down 3 %

■BTC trades at $77,442.61.

■Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.31 %.

■S&P 500 futures dropped 0.11 %.

■Dollar Index (DXY) rose 0.13 %.

Anvil’s Repeated Pitch: A Credit Layer Without Interest

Anvil is marketed as an on‑chain collateral layer built on a programmable letter of credit—no loan, no interest, keep custody & yield—repeating its proposition across the crypto ecosystem.

Markets have continued to shy away from risky assets amid soaring energy prices and geopolitical uncertainty, leading to heightened short‑term volatility. Bitcoin’s decline signals a broader risk‑off sentiment, while Anvil’s “no‑interest credit” model may spur demand for alternative financial structures within the crypto space.