{"id":16260,"date":"2026-05-11T07:17:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/?p=16260"},"modified":"2026-05-11T07:18:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:18:36","slug":"crypto-market-update-trump-iran-peace-agreement-rejection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/crypto-market-update-trump-iran-peace-agreement-rejection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week Ahead: Crypto Prices Dip As Trump Rejects Iran Peace Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Bitcoin dropped from $82k this weekend to as low as $80.5k Monday morning as Trump rejected the peace agreement that Iran negotiators submitted over the weekend. Meanwhile, Ethereum continues to hover around $2,300.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CoinMarketCap\u2019s <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/charts\/fear-and-greed-index\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crypto Fear and Greed Index<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> remains stable at 51, indicating that traders remain optimistic about market prospects.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16261\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/51_Fear-and-Greed-index.png?resize=1080%2C429&#038;quality=75&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/51_Fear-and-Greed-index.png 1203w, https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/51_Fear-and-Greed-index-980x389.png 980w, https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/51_Fear-and-Greed-index-480x191.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1203px, 100vw\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000;\">What Traders Should Watch Out for This Week<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traders are waiting to see how things will develop as oil prices have surged yet again to <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/05\/11\/oil-price-today-brent-wti-iran-war-trump.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">over US$100 per barrel<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Meanwhile, investors are hopeful as Congress prepares to pass the CLARITY Act and as new <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/apr\/29\/kevin-warsh-fed-chair-powell\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fed Chair Kevin Warsh<\/span><\/a><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">prepares to take office in the coming weeks, raising the possibility of rate cuts.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">In the coming week, Iran and macro data updates will be the main drivers of volatility for Bitcoin and other risk assets. For U.S. news, watch out for Consumer Price Index data on Tuesday and Producer Price Index data on Wednesday. Retail sales and jobless claims on Thursday will also provide hints on whether or not the Fed will cut interest rates, which directly affects the dollar and bond yields.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Here are the major economic indicators to watch out for this week:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">May 11: Existing home sales<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">May 12: Core CPI, NFIB optimism index<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">May 13: Core PPI<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">May 14: U.S. retail sales, initial jobless claims, import price index<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">May 15: Industrial production<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin dropped from $82k this weekend to as low as $80.5k Monday morning as Trump rejected the peace agreement that Iran negotiators submitted over the weekend. Meanwhile, Ethereum continues to hover around $2,300.\u00a0 CoinMarketCap\u2019s Crypto Fear and Greed Index remains stable at 51, indicating that traders remain optimistic about market prospects. 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