Bitcoin slipped 1.1% to $76,919.8, breaking below $77,000 as profit‑taking followed a brief $79k rally.
Brent crude rose near $110 per barrel amid Strait of Hormuz tensions, stoking inflation fears and dampening risk appetite.
Central banks in focus – BOJ kept rates steady while markets await policy cues from the Fed, ECB and BoE this week.
OpenAI missed internal revenue and user‑growth targets, raising doubts on AI‑driven crypto hype; Donald Trump expressed skepticism on Iran’s waterway proposal.