BTC USD Price Runs Toward $72,000 as Middle East Tensions Cools: $160M in Shorts Liquidated

The Bitcoin price is ripping. BTC USD price reclaimed $71,000 this afternoon, erasing weekly losses as reports of postponed Iranian strikes triggered a massive risk-on pivot. The sudden reversal caught bears offside, triggering over $160 million in short liquidations in just a few minutes.Markets were pricing in immediate war escalation over the weekend. Trump’s ultimatum to reopen the Strait of Hormuz initiall…