Morning Edition · Thursday, October 8, 2026Published at 1:50 AM EDT · New York

Bitcoin falls below $83,000 as Brent crude tops $102 on a reported Iran strike plan and Treasury yields climb

Ether slid toward $2,500 and left about $1.35 billion of leveraged long positions near liquidation, while Japanese institutions' sales of foreign bonds added to pressure on dollar funding.

Bitcoin fell below $83,000 after a report of US plans to strike Iran pushed Brent crude above $102 a barrel. CoinDesk said the oil move pushed Treasury yields back toward their highest levels since 2002. FxPro, a brokerage, said the break b…