‘Optimism looks fragile’: Bitcoin wavers as Iran strikes revive geopolitical tensions and analysts warn of range trap

Analysts warn of a range trap as underwater bitcoin buyers build resistance near $79,000 and tensions flare again in the Middle East....
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