Bitcoin tags $65K as S&P 500 rebounds from 2-week lows on US-Iran rhetoric
Cointelegraph· Cointelegraph by William Suberg· Aug 18, 2026 · 3:27 PM

Bitcoin returned to $65,000 for the first time in a week as fresh BTC price volatility accompanied US claims that the Strait of Hormuz was “open and operating.”
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