{"id":8008,"date":"2026-03-23T10:39:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/trump-48-hours-deadline-countdown-puts-markets-on-edge-as-bitcoin-faces-sell-off\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T10:39:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:39:53","slug":"trump-48-hours-deadline-countdown-puts-markets-on-edge-as-bitcoin-faces-sell-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/trump-48-hours-deadline-countdown-puts-markets-on-edge-as-bitcoin-faces-sell-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump 48 Hours Deadline Countdown Puts Markets on Edge as Bitcoin Faces Sell-Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/coinpedia.org\/news\/u-s-trumps-48-hour-hormuz-ultimatum-nears-deadline-bitcoin-price-eyes-66k-support\/\">Trump 48 Hours Deadline Countdown Puts Markets on Edge as Bitcoin Faces Sell-Off<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/coinpedia.org\">Coinpedia Fintech News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s 48-hour ultimatum on the Strait of Hormuz is about to expire, keeping global markets on high alert. Following this, gold and silver together lost <a href=\"https:\/\/coinpedia.org\/news\/bitcoin-drops-to-68000-as-gold-posts-worst-week-in-40-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nearly $2 trillion in value.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The crypto market also took a hit, dropping $412 million in the last 24 hours, with Bitcoin alone seeing $121 million in liquidations.<\/p>\n<p>However, Financial experts have outlined two possible scenarios for what could happen next.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-trump-hormuz-ultimatum-global-markets-on-edge\">Trump Hormuz Ultimatum Global Markets on Edge<\/h2>\n<p>On 22nd March, President <a href=\"https:\/\/coinpedia.org\/news\/bitcoin-drops-to-68000-as-gold-posts-worst-week-in-40-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump posted<\/a> on Truth Social that the U.S. could strike Iran\u2019s power plants if the Strait of Hormuz is not fully reopened. This has raised geopolitical tensions.<\/p>\n<p>The Strait of Hormuz is a key oil route, handling about 30% of the world\u2019s oil supply. Any disruption could push oil prices higher. Oil is currently near $110 per barrel, down from its peak of $154. The price drop happened after the G7 and IEA announced a release of 400 million barrels from their reserves to ease shortages.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile responded strongly to Trump\u2019s threat, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mb_ghalibaf\/status\/2035665493307130044\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Iran warned<\/a> that any attack would lead to retaliation against energy and oil infrastructure in the region. Officials said this could keep oil prices high for a long time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-two-possible-market-scenarios\">Two Possible Market Scenarios<\/h2>\n<p>These tensions are worrying financial markets, including crypto, as rising oil prices can increase inflation. Thus, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoshuaDeuk\/status\/2035952032734183633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">traders are now<\/a> preparing for two possible scenarios.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Resolution or Partial Reopening<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the first case, a resolution or partial reopening of the Strait could bring short-term relief. That outcome may trigger a temporary bounce in Bitcoin and equities, especially if vessels resume movement and ceasefire discussions emerge.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps analysts believe that any rally may be limited due to upcoming inflation data.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>No Deal or Escalation<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the second scenario, if tensions continue or escalate, Bitcoin\u2019s price could hit the $66,000\u2013$67,000 range. A drop below this could trigger deeper losses, especially if oil prices surge and liquidity tightens.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Risk assets often struggle when geopolitical stress combines with rising inflation expectations.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-market-awaits-as-countdown-begins\">Market Awaits as Countdown Begins<\/h2>\n<p>Since the start of the U.S.-Israel and Iran conflict, the crypto market has struggled and moved mostly sideways. Last week, Bitcoin jumped to $76K due to strong ETF inflows from institutional investors. However, it has now lost those gains and is trading below $68K.<\/p>\n<p>Traders are also closely watching upcoming inflation data. High inflation usually puts pressure on risk assets like crypto, so any short-term rally could fade if the data comes in strong.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s market moves are being seen as a preview of what\u2019s coming next.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The post Trump 48 Hours Deadline Countdown Puts Markets on Edge as Bitcoin Faces Sell-Off&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8009,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}