Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market moved higher this week as improving sentiment around a reported peace agreement between the U.S. and Iran helped revive appetite for risk assets, though market participants remain wary after a volatile month shaped by geopolitics, macro uncertainty and shifting institutional flows.

Bitcoin climbed back to around $65,000 after falling close to $60,000 earlier in the month, marking roughly a 7% gain over the past week, according to comments from Igor Perjek, author of “Tech Money,” in a television interview discussing crypto’s performance so far in 2026. The move pushed the world’s largest cryptocurrency to an almost two-week high after it had slumped to levels last seen in October…