Bitcoin pops on CPI drop ⬇️

Bitcoin ticked above $64,000 Tuesday morning as the June Consumer Price Index came in cooler than expected.

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Stephen Graves
July 14, 2026

📝 What you need to know

Bitcoin jumped above $64,000 Tuesday morning, after the June Consumer Price Index came in cooler than expected. The CPU fell 0.4% month-over-month in June, defying economists’ expectations of a 0.1% decline for the period. On an annual basis, inflation slowed to 3.5%, decreasing for the first time in five months—with one analyst hailing it as a hopeful sign for crypto.

Still, the U.S.-Iran conflict continues to cast its shadow over crypto, with this week’s escalation threatening to derail any upward momentum. As long as tensions remain in check, however, one analyst argued that a $100,000 target for BTC remains in play for the end of the quarter.

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The U.S. reinstated its naval blockade of Iranian ports Tuesday after the 60-day ceasefire collapsed, per NPR. Iran declared the Strait closed following U.S. strikes on 140 military targets July 11; the IRGC struck two supertankers today attempting an unauthorized route and hit U.S. Fifth Fleet radar assets in Bahrain. Brent surged 6.32% to $84.23. Portwatch recorded 34 transits on July 5, versus an 88/day pre-crisis baseline.
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