As part of the deal announced, dozens of hostages will be released.
This agreement adds to the positive news that the markets were looking for.
The government of Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza region today, January 15, 2025. This news not only eases global geopolitical fears, but has been met with positivity in markets like bitcoin (BTC).
According to information that reached the press, the deal involves the release of dozens of hostages. This decision It occurs more than a year after the start of the war in the Gaza territorywhich began on October 7, 2023.
Donald Trump, who won the US presidential election in November, boasted of having contributed to this peace decision.
“This epic ceasefire agreement could only have happened as a result of our historic victory in November, as it signaled to the entire world that my administration would pursue peace and negotiate agreements to ensure the security of all Americans and our allies,” has commented Trump.
According to Trump, “this is just the beginning of great things to come for America and, indeed, for the world.” His inauguration as president of the economic power will be next week, on January 20.
Bitcoin remains close to USD 100,000
Given the knowledge of this peace agreement, the price of bitcoin has remained strong near $100,000 (USD). This performance takes place after the rise seen this morning before the inflation report in the United States in accordance with expectations, as reported by CriptoNoticias.
This is great news for the markets as it reduces the geopolitical risks that cause investors to become moderate and avoid risk.
It also adds to the bullish hopes for bitcoin that reign due to the wait for an industry-friendly administration with the inauguration of Trump.
“Especially for financial markets, the end of wars is always bullish,” held the investor and communicator Catalina Castro. “Markets hate uncertainty,” he added.
“It seems that everything is lining up so that history repeats itself and we have a great bull market,” Castro summarized.
In this way, bitcoin shows strength to remain relatively close to its all-time high recorded a month ago. That record was $108,000, a mark that bulls expect to surpass this year as optimism continues in the markets.
