{"id":167672,"date":"2026-05-19T10:58:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=167672"},"modified":"2026-05-19T10:58:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:58:34","slug":"trump-just-ordered-troops-to-prepare-a-full-assault-on-iran-and-bitcoin-is-clinging-to-76000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=167672","title":{"rendered":"Trump Just Ordered Troops to Prepare a Full Assault on Iran, And Bitcoin Is Clinging to $76,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin price held a razor-thin range between $76,000 and $77,000 on Monday, recording just a -0.05% change at $76,797.74 while the broader crypto market buckled under iran geopolitical pressure.<\/p>\n

Over $300 million in crypto positions were liquidated<\/a> in 24 hours, according to data from Coinglass, with long traders absorbing the bulk of those losses. The catalyst was blunt: President Trump posted on Truth Social that he had directed U.S. troops to prepare for a \u201cfull, large scale assault\u201d on Iran if an acceptable deal is not reached, after delaying a planned Tuesday strike at the request of Gulf leaders.<\/p>\n

BREAKING: President Trump says he has called off a US “Military attack” on Iran which was scheduled for tomorrow after leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE called him and asked him to “hold off.”<\/p>\n

Trump has instructed the US Military to “be prepared to go forward with a\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/OQbBYuEP5u<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) May 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n

The central question now is whether Bitcoin can hold its current support zone-or whether the next leg down is already loading.<\/p>\n

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index slipped into \u201cExtreme Fear\u201d territory, a reading that historically marks either a capitulation floor or the beginning of a deeper breakdown-context matters enormously here.<\/p>\n

Trading volume on Bitcoin surged 30% over the prior 24 hours, which sounds bullish on the surface but in a sideways market typically signals indecision rather than conviction.<\/p>\n

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