Bitcoin began the week drifting near $64,000, staving off a rally in Asian stocks as the United States and Iran moved closer to a lasting peace deal.
The token traded around $63,996 on Monday, down 0.4% over 24 hours and down 2.2% over the week, according to data from CoinDesk. The rest of the market was mixed. Solana rose 3.7% on the week to $74 and tron added 2.2%, while ether was virtually flat at $1,733. Losses deepened across the board, with BNB falling 4.2% on the week, XRP falling 4.3% to $1.13 and dogecoin the weakest major, down 6.5%. Hyperliquid’s HYPE, the top performer from early June, fell 5% on the day and cooled to a 1.9% weekly gain.
The macro context became friendlier without dragging down cryptocurrencies. The United States and Iran agreed on a roadmap toward a final peace deal within 60 days, and Brent crude fell 1.7% to around $79 a barrel.
An MSCI gauge of Asian shares rose 0.6%, led by a tech rally linked to continued optimism about artificial intelligence, while U.S. futures were weaker, with S&P 500 contracts falling 0.5%.
