
Bitcoin surged 11% from its June low above $66,600 after the U.S.-Iran peace deal. Santiment sees a potential bull cycle, but $4.8B in ETF outflows linger.
Bitcoin rose more than 11% from its early June low after the United States and Iran finalized a peace agreement. On-chain analytics firm Santiment said the deal may be laying the groundwork for a longer crypto bull market.
President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the agreement had been finalized. The Strait of Hormuz will reopen toll-free, and the U.S. naval blockade ends. A formal signing ceremony is scheduled for June 19 in Switzerland.
Santiment argued in a June 15 post on X that the agreement encouraged investors to focus on reopening trade routes and lower economic uncertainty. The firm said traders had spent months reacting to fears about energy markets and global instability.
Risk appetite returned. Capital moved back into digital assets while oil prices fell. Bitcoin traded above $66,600 on Monday, up roughly 3.5% over the prior session and more than 11% above its early June low near $59,375. Ethereum climbed to around $1,846. XRP gained 8.7%, and Solana rose 7.4%. Total crypto market capitalization stayed above $2.36 trillion.
WTI crude settled near $81 per barrel, down about 4.4 percent on the day.
Separate data from Glassnode shows buying activity had already started before the geopolitical catalyst emerged. The analytics firm reported that Bitcoin’s Accumulation Trend Score began moving toward accumulation after prices fell into the $60,000 range earlier this month. Glassnode said the pattern indicates investors were absorbing supply during the correction rather than continuing to sell. A separate cohort analysis showed accumulation scores improving across multiple wallet groups, which the firm interpreted as evidence that buyers from different investor segments stepped in as Bitcoin declined.
Santiment emphasized that expectations are playing a key role. Financial markets often react before economic benefits become visible, the firm said. Many participants now view the agreement as an early sign of stability after a volatile period that included inflation concerns, conflict-related uncertainty, and pressure on risk assets.
“If inflation pressures ease and institutional investors finally begin feeling more comfortable themselves, the sharp gains following this announcement may end up looking less like a one-day relief rally and more like the opening chapter of a much larger bull cycle,” Santiment wrote.
Investor caution has not disappeared. More than $4.8 billion flowed out of U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds since May. Some market participants remain wary after previous ceasefire agreements in the Middle East failed to hold.
Despite that, Santiment argued that improving market sentiment and falling oil prices have created conditions that could support further gains if macroeconomic pressures continue to ease.
A formal signing ceremony is scheduled for June 19 in Switzerland.
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