Bitcoin Ticks Up Even as Trump’s Iran War Threats Cloud Markets

(Bloomberg) -- Bitcoin rose in early trading Monday as investors weighed reports that Iran was seeking a ceasefire in the war, even as US President Donald Trump escalated threats to attack civilian infrastructure.The original cryptocurrency was up as much as 2.8%, trading around $69,300 at 9:35 a.m. in London. Ether, the second-largest digital asset, rose as much as 3.7%. Nearly $200 million of bearish bets were unwound for cryptocurrencies in the last 24 hours, according to Coinglass data.Trump