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US Strikes on Iran Trigger Crypto Sell-Off as Naval Blockade Threatens Global Hash Rate

US Strikes on Iran Trigger Crypto Sell-Off as Naval Blockade Threatens Global Hash Rate

The United States launched strikes against Iran on Wednesday, with bombings reported in Bandar Abbas, on the island of Qeshm, and in the city of Ahvaz. Iran retaliated with attacks in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain, while the US naval blockade on Iranian ports resumed. The escalation sent crypto markets into a sharp risk-off move, with Bitcoin dropping toward $60,000 and altcoins underperforming as traders fled to stablecoins.

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USA gjennomførte angrep mot Iran onsdag, med bombing rapportert i Bandar Abbas, på øya Qeshm og i byen Ahvaz. Iran svarte med angrep i Jordan, Kuwait og Bahrain, mens USAs marineblokade av iranske havner ble gjenopptatt. Opptrappingen sendte kryptomarkedene inn i en skarp risikofraskrivelse, med Bitcoin som falt mot $60 000 og altcoins som underpresterte mens tradere flyktet til stablecoins.

" Note: "risk-off move" -> "risikofraskrivelse" or "risikoavvikling"? "Risk-off" is often used in Norwegian finance as "risikoavvikling" or "risikofraskrivelse". I'll use "risikofraskrivelse". "Traders" -> "tradere" (