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Renewed Iran tensions are pushing oil higher and reopening the channel from gasoline prices to inflation expectations, Fed policy, and Bitcoin liquidity.
Gino Matos 5 min read 
Bitcoin's bounce from a 21-month low rests on a single weak jobs report, and Wednesday's Fed minutes will show whether officials share the market's doubts.
Weak jobs, a softer dollar, and easing Iran-shock pressure put Bitcoin’s $60,000 reclaim on a direct path toward next week’s CPI test.
Weak US jobs data gave Bitcoin bulls a reason to chase the rebound, but options traders are still paying for downside protection as the long weekend turns $66,000-$68,000 into the rally’s next trap zone.
A $223 million inflow into spot Bitcoin funds offered relief to crypto markets after softer labor data reduced immediate pressure from rate expectations.
Bitcoin’s move back above $60,000 puts the market’s liquidity thesis on trial after a soft payrolls print, as traders weigh rate-cut odds, real yields, and holiday-thinned momentum into the long weekend.
Stablecoin supply dropped to $312 billion in Q2, while transaction counts and organic transfer volume also declined.
The court’s decision may make financial regulators more responsive to presidential priorities just as they prepare to define US digital asset oversight.
Strategy eased the STRC scare, but Bitcoin’s $60,000 test still depends on ETF flows, exchange supply and inflation data.
