EconomyTrump’s Iran pledge underpins crypto gains as bitcoin bears face liquidation pressure
Trump’s pledge concerning Iran is supporting crypto gains, while bitcoin bears face pressure from potential liquidations.

President of the United States
President of the United States (2017–)
| Born | 1946-06-14 · Queens |
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| Party | Republican |
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| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS) |
| Occupation | Politician, Businessman, Media personality |
The latest five surveys as each pollster published them, compiled by VoteHub (CC BY 4.0) and retrieved 2026-10-09. We only display them — no calculation, weighting or editing. A single survey often reports all adults and registered voters separately, so the same pollster and dates can appear twice; where approve and disapprove add up to less than 100%, the rest were unsure or did not answer.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Approve | Disapprove |
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| TIPP Insights2026-08-25 – 2026-08-28 adults · 1,461 | 2026-08-25 – 2026-08-28 | adults · 1,461 | 38% | 52% |
| Ipsos2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 registered voters · 951 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | registered voters · 951 | 37% | 63% |
| Ipsos2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 adults · 1,215 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | adults · 1,215 | 33% | 65% |
| YouGov2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 registered voters · 1,379 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | registered voters · 1,379 | 40% | 57% |
| YouGov2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 adults · 1,536 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | adults · 1,536 | 36% | 57% |
What this person said on the record, as reported, newest first.

Bitcoin rebounded to around $82,500 after Trump ruled out striking Iran before the midterms. It is still down about 4% for the week, while ether has fallen 9%.
CCoinDesk

Bitcoin climbed back to $82,000 after Trump ruled out striking Iran before the midterms, while oil prices fell. Crypto security experts pushed back against fears of “bunker mode.”
CCoinDesk

The Senate’s final CLARITY Act draft would have required senior federal officials and their spouses to sell or place in a blind trust qualifying digital-asset business equity worth at least $15,000, while exempting adult children. The bill failed to advance on Sept. 15. The proposal’s family-business boundary is illustrated by Trump’s crypto ventures and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s ties to Cantor Fitzgerald and Tether.
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CryptoSlate

U.S. President Donald Trump lashes out at the Federal Reserve after his pick, Kevin Warsh, backs a rate hike. Canada and Europe are forging a new alliance, while the United States acknowledges it has weapons in space in remarks aimed at deterring Russia and China. Scientists are also examining testosterone use among menopausal women.
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Reuters

Donald Trump is pressing a crypto bill as the industry’s conflict with banks intensifies. At a White House gathering last month, he praised Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong as “one of the greats” and called Gemini Space Station co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss “tremendous investors, brilliant people.”
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Bloomberg News

President Donald Trump agreed to broader conflict-of-interest rules and state-level enforcement powers to secure the key Senate votes needed for the Clarity Act.
CCoinDesk

President Donald Trump has accepted a substantial part of a strict ethics proposal included in a broader cryptocurrency bill scheduled for a key vote this week.
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ABC News

Blockchain data reviewed by CoinDesk shows wallets linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group sold more than $30 million worth of bitcoin on Hyperliquid over the past three weeks, as Donald Trump pushes to bring the crypto platform onshore.
CCoinDesk

US President Donald Trump is meeting cryptocurrency executives, Wall Street leaders and federal regulators as he seeks to make the United States a global hub for digital assets. Trump and the crypto industry are pressing Congress to pass the Clarity Act, while Democrats criticize it over consumer protection and possible conflicts of interest after financial disclosures showed Trump made ab…
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Trump Media & Technology Group reported a larger loss in the second quarter. The United States also sanctioned Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange Shelbit. US authorities accused the exchange of processing millions of dollars for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. These are the week’s leading cryptocurrency stories.
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Reuters
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Trump’s pledge concerning Iran is supporting crypto gains, while bitcoin bears face pressure from potential liquidations.

Bitcoin rebounded to around $82,500 after Trump ruled out striking Iran before the midterms. It is still down about 4% for the week, while ether has fallen 9%.

Bitcoin climbed back to $82,000 after Trump ruled out striking Iran before the midterms, while oil prices fell. Crypto security experts pushed back against fears of “bunker mode.”

Eric Trump said massive investment in artificial intelligence, one factor weighing on cryptocurrency prices, will ultimately become the fastest driver of digital-asset growth.
President Trump is set to meet again with top investors in his namesake meme coin. Critics say the gathering is another example of the president trying to profit from his position.

The promoter of Donald Trump’s memecoin is offering top holders another opportunity to attend an event with the president, as Democratic lawmakers threaten renewed scrutiny of his crypto business dealings.
The company managing the Trump memecoin is promoting a dinner in November for the token’s biggest investors, calling it “the most exclusive dinner in the world.”
