Bitcoin clings to $68,000 as Trump’s final Iran deadline expires at 8 PM EST and oil screams higher

Bitcoin continued to hold near $68,000, a key long-term support level, this morning as traders waited for President Donald Trump’s latest deadline for Iran. The tension built after Trump said on Truth Social that “a whole civilization will die tonight” as his 8 P.M. Eastern deadline for a deal with Iran approached. The warning came [ ]