Bitcoin rebounds to around $71,000 after Trump says, "Don’t charge tolls in Hormuz" [Crypto Briefing]

According to The Financial News, Bitcoin climbed back to the $71,000 level on the 10th after President of the United States Donald Trump remarked that Iran should not impose transit fees in the Strait of Hormuz.
Global crypto data platform CoinMarketCap showed Bitcoin trading around $71,000 as of 10:10 a.m. that day, up 2.02% over the previous 24 hours. Over the past week, Bitcoin has risen 7.81%.
In the KRW market, Bitcoin is trading around 107 million won. Based on data from global crypto price comparison platform Cryprice, the Korea premium stands at 0.62%.
The move is seen as a reaction to expectations that oil prices could ease after Trump wrote on Truth Social on the 9th (local time), "There are reports that Iran is charging tolls on tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, and it would be good to stop that now."
Previously, foreign media had reported that Iran was planning to impose transit fees in the Strait of Hormuz during a two-week truce with the United States. Following those reports, June-delivery Brent crude oil on ICE Futures Europe in London closed on the 9th (local time) at $95.92 per barrel, up 1.23% from the previous session.
The CoinMarketCap Crypto Fear and Greed Index stood at 45 that day, indicating a "neutral" market mood. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with values near 0 interpreted as "extreme fear" and those near 100 as "extreme greed."
At the same time, Ethereum was trading around $2,194, up 1.22% from the previous day. Ripple (XRP) was at about $1.34, a gain of 0.78%.

yimsh0214@fnnews.com Lim Sang-hyuk Reporter