The price of bitcoin (BTC) lost the $75,000 mark on the afternoon of this Sunday, April 19, 2026, following Iran’s official announcement rejecting the new negotiating tables proposed by US President Donald Trump.
The news, broadcast by the state news agency IRNA, has injected immediate volatility into the market, breaking the psychological support that the asset had defended during the early hours.
The following graph shows How the bitcoin price has moved during the last week:
He rejection of Tehran It occurs just hours after Trump stated on his social network, Truth Social, that he was sending a high-level delegation to Islamabad, Pakistan, to try to extend the ceasefire that expires this Monday, as CriptoNoticias had reported this morning. The Iranian refusal has caused a shift in market sentiment.
The official IRNA agency reported that Iran’s absence in this second round of talks is due to what they describe as “excessive demands from Washington” and to maintain the naval blockade of Iranian ports. According to the report, Tehran considers that the Trump administration’s positions are contradictory and unrealistic, which makes progress in dialogue unfeasible.
For its part, donald trump hardened his rhetoric. Through TruthSocial, the US president warned that, if the terms of the agreement are not accepted, the United States will proceed to destroy Iran’s strategic infrastructure, including power plants and bridges.
We are offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope you accept it because if you don’t, the United States will destroy all the power plants and all the bridges in Iran. KINDNESS IS OVER! They will fall fast, they will fall easily, and if they do not accept the DEAL, it will be my honor to do what needs to be done, what other presidents should have done with Iran over the last 47 years. IT’S TIME FOR IRAN’S KILLING MACHINE TO END!
Donald Trump, president of the United States.
As CriptoNoticias reported this morning, despite the adverse macroeconomic environment, there are those who continue to maintain bullish expectations for the price of bitcoin. Trader Michaël van de Poppe, for example, maintains that the digital currency will remain in bullish territory as long as it does not fall below $72,000.
Probably, the news that becomes known during the week that has just begun will have an impact on the price of the digital currency. The market longs for the war to end and for the Strait of Hormuz (a key maritime passage for a fifth of world oil production) to be completely reopened.