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‘A whole civilization will die’: Crypto markets under pressure as Trump ups rhetoric towards Iran

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‘A whole civilization will die’: Crypto markets under pressure as Trump ups rhetoric towards Iran

Weekend gains for bitcoin have been mostly erased ahead of the president’s Tuesday night deadline for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

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