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Bitcoin Slides Below $62K as U.S. Strikes Iran, ETFs Shed $2.6B While Strive Buys 32 BTC

6/14/2026

$BTC slipped below $62,000 on Tuesday after the United States launched military strikes against Iran, shattering a fragile ceasefire. The escalation followed the downing of a U.S.

Apache helicopter, and markets repriced quickly — bitcoin ETFs recorded $2.6 billion in outflows on the session. Moving against the tide, Strive disclosed a purchase of 32 BTC.

Geopolitical Shock Resets the Risk Calculus The U.S. strikes against Iran broke what had been holding as a ceasefire, with the immediate trigger identified as the downing of a U.S.

For bitcoin, which periodically attracts "digital gold" framing, the session offered a familiar rebuttal: when acute geopolitical stress hits, $BTC has tended to move alongside risk assets rather than decouple toward safe-haven status.

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