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Bitcoin nears $66K on Trump Iran peace deal


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June 15, 2026

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Today’s top stories

₿ Bitcoin hits a two-week high after Trump says the US brokered an Iran peace deal
🎲 CFTC sues New Mexico in widening prediction-market jurisdiction fight
⛏️ Bitcoin mining difficulty drops 10% in major downward adjustment
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Bitcoin nears $66K as Trump says US has peace deal with Iran

Bitcoin came close to $66,000 on Monday after US President Donald Trump said the US and Iran had reached a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the current conflict, triggering a risk-on move across crypto markets. Trump said the agreement would allow the “toll-free opening” of the key oil route and remove the US naval blockade, while Iranian officials also confirmed that the war would end under the agreement.

BTC reached $65,881 on Coinbase, its highest level in nearly two weeks, while the broader crypto market gained around 2%. Analysts said the potential deal removed a major geopolitical risk premium and pushed traders back into crypto as oil pressure eased. WTI crude fell 5% to just over $80, while Brent dropped 4.6% to $83.30. Still, the article notes that volatility could return ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve rate decision, with markets expecting rates to remain unchanged.

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CFTC sues New Mexico over prediction market jurisdiction

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued New Mexico in federal court as part of its widening battle with US states over prediction-market regulation. The lawsuit targets New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Attorney General Raúl Torrez and members of the New Mexico Gaming Control Board after the state sued Kalshi for allegedly offering unlicensed sports betting through sports event contracts.

New Mexico is the eighth state sued by the CFTC over the issue, following similar disputes involving Rhode Island, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New York, Arizona, Connecticut and Illinois. The CFTC argues that event contracts are swaps under federal commodities law and that Kalshi, as a designated contract market, falls under its exclusive jurisdiction. Former SEC and CFTC Chair Gary Gensler pushed back in a separate court brief, arguing that Dodd-Frank was not intended to cover sports betting contracts and that sports bets are rarely about hedging economic risk.

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Bitcoin mining difficulty drops 10% in 11th largest downward adjustment

Bitcoin mining difficulty fell 10.09% on Sunday, marking the network’s 11th-largest downward adjustment and its second-largest drop this year after February’s 11% decline. Galaxy Research said difficulty fell from 138.96 trillion to 124.93 trillion at block 953,568, easing pressure on miners after Bitcoin’s June price decline squeezed margins and pushed hashrate offline.

The article says total Bitcoin hashrate is around 886 exahashes per second, down 12% this month and 23% from its October peak. The difficulty drop means remaining miners face less competition and are earning roughly 9% more per machine. Hashprice rose 13% to around $33 per petahash per second per day, crossing a threshold that could help more efficient mining fleets return to gross breakeven, while older, higher-cost machines may remain offline.

Can BTC rebound to $69K as oil price plunges? Five things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin entered the third week of June with bullish short-term targets after the US-Iran peace roadmap sent risk assets higher and pushed oil lower. The article says BTC price action was targeting $66,000 as US stock futures rose and WTI crude fell below $80 for the first time since mid-April. Traders cited by Cointelegraph pointed to $69,000 as a possible short-term target, with leveraged shorts clustered near Bitcoin’s 200-week exponential moving average.

The piece also flags several risks. The Federal Reserve’s Wednesday rate decision remains a key macro event under new Chair Kevin Warsh, with CME FedWatch data showing little expectation of a rate cut. Onchain data from CryptoQuant suggests Bitcoin whales have stopped heavy selling and helped establish a floor near $60,000 to $61,500, but broader apparent demand remains negative, raising questions about whether the market has enough strength for a sustained bull-market recovery.