Arabic Breaking News Expert Network Events News Big Share Bitcoin Falls Below $74,000 After US Navy Attacks on Iranian Ship Bitcoin Falls Below $74,000 After US Navy Attacks on Iranian Ship Written and Edited by sameAuthor avatar Oihyun Kim Published: April 20, 2026, 02:43 AST Bitcoin fell 2.5% to trade near $73,996 after US naval forces intercepted an Iranian cargo ship on Sunday. Tehran vowed to retaliate against US forces as a fragile ceasefire was set to expire on Wednesday, sending oil prices higher. US envoys arrive in Islamabad on Monday, even as Trump threatened to strike Iran's power grid and bridges.