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Trump Declares Russia-Ukraine Energy Ceasefire — Bitcoin Rises, but Is the Market Pricing a Real Deal?

Trump Declares Russia-Ukraine Energy Ceasefire — Bitcoin Rises, but Is the Market Pricing a Real Deal?

Photo: Blockchain Reporter

President Donald Trump declared an “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine on Sunday, sending bitcoin higher before oil markets could reopen to price the development. The announcement, posted to Trump’s Truth Social account, initially drew no reaction from either crypto or energy markets, according to CoinDesk’s market report . Bitcoin began rising only after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signaled conditional support, gaining more than 1% to roughly $83,900. The sequence matters more than the headline.

Source: Blockchain Reporter

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