Iran rejects U.S. peace framework as whale selling clouds bitcoin's path to $84K

Bitcoin is holding above $81,000 Monday as geopolitical pressure mounts: Iran has rejected the U.S. peace framework, with the Trump administration calling Tehran's response "totally unacceptable." Brent crude surged past $104 in early trading, adding a risk-off undertone to an already cautious market.

Analysts have flagged $84,000 as bitcoin's next key resistance level, but the path there is complicated by active whale selling and broad market uncertainty. Profit-taking at current levels is visible in on-chain data, and the macro backdrop — rising oil prices alongside a live geopolitical flashpoint — is not the environment that typically clears overhead resistance cleanly.

Until Iran-U.S. tensions show signs of de-escalation and large-wallet selling pressure eases, the near-term bias leans cautious even as bitcoin maintains its footing above $81K.