1. Bitcoin Market: Bitcoin experienced a violent rebound, breaking through the $70,000 mark, with the lowest close at $65,233 and the highest at $70,080. Currently trading at $68,753. Ethereum reached a high of $2,093, now at $2,027. In the past 24 hours, a total of 107,819 traders were liquidated worldwide, with total liquidation amounting to $370 million.
2. Altcoin Market: Bitcoin rebounded, and the altcoin market is also quite active. SOL up 4%, closing at $68,816; DOGE shows weaker movement, up 1.7%, closing at $0.9357; VVV up 13%, at $7.25; ARC up 18%, at $0.0517; SIREN leads with a 70% increase, at $0.422; ROBO up 41%, at $0.056; RATS rebounded 25%.
3. Neighboring Markets: U.S. stocks mixed, European stocks generally down. Nvidia up nearly 3%, Dow slightly down 0.15%, Nasdaq and S&P 500 both closed higher; China's A-shares opened lower but recovered, with PetroChina and Sinopec hitting daily limits. Gold and silver markets opened high and then declined; after an initial surge, prices fell back from high levels. Spot silver quickly plunged, with a drop approaching 6% during trading, now at $89.6. Spot gold also dipped slightly, with gains narrowing to under 1%, currently at $5,335. Be cautious of a potential "double top" pattern forming in gold and silver markets. Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, causing crude oil prices to surge. WTI crude futures on NYMEX rose by $4.01 for the current month, closing at $71.03 per barrel, a 5.98% increase. European natural gas futures soared 50%.
4. The US and Iran continue their mutual strikes. U.S. President Trump told the media that the deployment of ground troops to Iran is not ruled out if necessary, and that the "great wave" of strikes against Iran has not yet arrived. Trump said military actions against Iran could last 4 to 5 weeks, but he is prepared for a longer duration.
5. Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen: Iran conflict makes the Federal Reserve more inclined to hold steady.
6. Strategy spent approximately $204.1 million last week to purchase 3,015 Bitcoin.
7. Bitmine increased its ETH holdings by about 50,000 last week, with total holdings exceeding 4.47 million ETH.
8. Uzbekistan has halted gold exports; the resumption date is yet to be determined.