BTC/USD: Bitcoin Gains 3% to Cross $68,000 as Risk Assets Rally on Possible End of War

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Key points:
BTC rises 3% to $68,400
Ether up 3.3%, Solana and XRP follow
Bitcoin outperforms gold in March
Markets gained traction Tuesday with Bitcoin rallying on news that the war in Iran could end soon.

🟠 War-End Report Sends Crypto Higher

Bitcoin
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climbed as much as 3% to $68,400 on Tuesday before paring gains to trade around $67,500, following the Wall Street Journal report that President Trump told aides the US could end its military campaign against Iran.
Cryptocurrencies rose alongside stocks and bonds across Asian markets as investors processed the potential for an earlier-than-expected conflict resolution.
The broader digital asset market moved in sympathy. Ether gained as much as 3.3%, Solana rose up to 2.2%, and XRP added as much as 1.5%.
Bitcoin Is Quietly Winning March

The relative performance story of March 2026 deserves some attention. Bitcoin is up roughly 3% this month while gold XAU/USD is lower by more than 13% over the same period.
Bitcoin's resilience stems largely from the same dynamic that has defined its behavior throughout the conflict. Leveraged positions were cleared out earlier in the month, leaving a holder base of conviction buyers with no margin gun to their head.
Clean positioning means no forced selling cascades when headlines turn negative, which is why Bitcoin has held relatively steady while gold has been liquidated as a source of emergency cash.
Context: Bitcoin Is Still 45% Off Its High

Tuesday's optimism is worth contextualizing against the longer arc. A selloff has left Bitcoin approximately 45% below its all-time high of over $126,000 reached in October.
The $68,000 level sits in a range that has functioned as both support and resistance multiple times throughout this cycle. Reclaiming it cleanly and holding above it on a closing basis would be a more constructive technical signal than an intraday spike and partial retreat.
If the war-end scenario plays out and risk sentiment broadly recovers, Bitcoin's positioning and March outperformance give it a stronger launch pad than most risk assets heading into the next leg. We’re talking pent-up demand waiting on the doorstep. Possibly.
source: https://www.tradingview.com/news/tradingview:a1dac687a094b:0-btc-usd-bitcoin-gains-3-to-cross-68-000-as-risk-assets-rally-on-possible-end-of-war/