{"id":1165,"date":"2026-03-03T13:25:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/?p=1165"},"modified":"2026-03-03T13:25:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:25:32","slug":"bitcoin-surges-5-percent-in-one-hour-to-69000-ahead-of-trump-speech-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/bitcoin-surges-5-percent-in-one-hour-to-69000-ahead-of-trump-speech-on-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Surges 5 Percent in One Hour to 69,000 Ahead of Trump Speech on Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-id=\"1166\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1386.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1386.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1386-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1386-520x292.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1386-610x343.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bitcoin surged 5 percent in just one hour, climbing to $69,000 ahead of President Trump\u2019s upcoming address on the situation in Iran. More than $80 million in short positions were liquidated within that single hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cryptocurrency market has turned bullish once again. Bitcoin jumped several thousand dollars in under an hour, rising from just above $65,000 to a multi day high near $69,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Altcoins followed the momentum. Ethereum broke above the key $2,000 level, Solana approached $90, and both XRP and BNB posted gains of more than 4 percent within the hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Geopolitical tensions have intensified over the past two days. The United States and Israel carried out strikes against Iran on Saturday morning, reportedly resulting in the death of Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader. Iran responded with actions targeting several countries in the region, including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, tensions have continued to mount. President Trump has issued multiple warnings toward Iran and suggested that the conflict could last as long as four weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The immediate catalyst for the latest surge in crypto prices appears to be Trump\u2019s scheduled speech on the crisis, set to take place in a few hours. He also stated that although the United States has already used significant force in its operations against Iran, what he described as the big wave has yet to occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Market volatility has triggered another spike in liquidations, with more than $400 million wiped out over the past 24 hours. While long positions outpaced shorts on a daily basis, short traders suffered the most in the last hour, with $80 million liquidated compared to less than $5 million in longs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin surged 5 percent in just one hour, climbing to $69,000 ahead of President Trump\u2019s upcoming address on the situation in Iran. 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