Bitcoin Eyes Eighty Thousand as Geopolitical Tensions Ease and Institutional Giants Enter Crypto

Chain Reaction by Capital Copilot · Apr 18, 2026 · 3m · transcript

Bitcoin surges toward eighty thousand dollars following Iran's announcement that the Strait of Hormuz remains open during the ceasefire, triggering a massive relief rally across risk assets. Circle faces a class action lawsuit over its response to the two hundred eighty-five million dollar Drift Protocol hack, while Tether leverages a one hundred twenty-seven million dollar rescue package to challenge Circle's dominance on Solana. Charles Schwab announces spot Bitcoin and Ethereum trading through Schwab Crypto, bringing its eleven point eight trillion dollars in client assets into the…