Bitcoin Holds Above $77,000 as U.S.-Iran Uranium Talks Remain in Focus [Crypto Briefing]

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\r\n[Financial News] Bitcoin held above the $77,000 level on the 22nd, unchanged from the previous day. The market is watching negotiations between the United States and Iran over highly enriched uranium.
According to CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin was trading around $77,000 as of 10 a.m., down 0.36% from 24 hours earlier. The cryptocurrency has fallen 5.10% over the past week.
In the KRW Market, Bitcoin is trading around 114 million won. Based on Cryprice, the Korea premium stands at -1.67%.
Although Iran reportedly ordered that highly enriched uranium not be removed overseas, the Middle East talks remain deadlocked after Donald Trump flatly denied the claim. Speaking to reporters at the White House on the 21st local time, Trump said, "We will secure the highly enriched uranium. After securing it, we will dispose of it."
U.S. stocks fluctuated in early trading but closed higher as expectations for a deal grew in the market. On the 21st local time, the DJIA rose 276.31 points, or 0.55%, from the previous session to 50,285.66. The S&P 500 Index gained 12.75 points, or 0.17%, to 7,445.72, while the NASDAQ closed up 22.74 points, or 0.09%, at 26,293.10.
CoinMarketCap's Crypto Fear and Greed Index stood at 40 on the day, indicating "neutral." The index ranges from 0 to 100, with values closer to 0 signaling "extreme fear" and those closer to 100 indicating "extreme greed."
At the same time, Ethereum was trading around $2,128, down 0.66% from the previous day. Ripple (XRP) was trading around $1.36, down 0.28%.
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yimsh0214@fnnews.com Im Sang-hyeok Reporter