Bitcoin steadies near $82,500 after Trump rules out Iran strike before midterms

Bitcoin steadies near $82,500 after Trump rules out Iran strike before midterms

Bitcoin recovered to around $82,500 after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would not attack Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, but remains about 4% lower than a week ago. Smaller tokens led the bounce, with the CoinDesk 80 up 2.2% since midnight UTC, though the CoinDesk 100 remains 2.2% lower over 24 hours. Starknet’s STRK jumped 33% after the network said it is considering becoming a standalone layer-1 blockchain to achieve full quantum resistance by 2027.

Bitcoin heads into the weekend about 4% lower than at the same time last Friday, even after recovering to around $82,500 from a low near $80,300 on Thursday. Ether slid 9% over the week to around $2,500. The BTC rebound followed a Truth Social post from President Donald Trump on Thursday saying the U.S. would not attack Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Brent crude has slipped about 1% today to