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Oil prices top $79 on U.S.-Iran tensions; $100 could put $60,000 bitcoin at risk

International oil prices surged after tensions between the United States and Iran escalated, triggering an immediate reaction in bitcoin. TradingView data cited by Cointelegraph showed crude reaching $79.84 a barrel, the highest in about 15 months, as U.S. stocks slipped. Polymarket put the odds of $90 oil in March at 56 percent and $100 at 44 percent. Some expect inflation risks and delayed Fed cuts to weigh on risk assets, while others cite historical patterns and potential liquidity expansion as supportive over time.