Bitcoin holds near $64,000 as US-Iran talks progress but crypto sits out the rally

Bitcoin started the week drifting near $64,000, sitting out a rally in Asian equities as the US and Iran moved closer to a lasting peace deal.

The token traded around $63,996 on Monday, down 0.4% over 24 hours and 2.2% on the week, per CoinDesk data. The rest of the market was mixed. Solana rose 3.7% on the week to $74 and tron added 2.2%, while ether held roughly flat at $1,733. The losses ran deeper down the board, with BNB off 4.2% on the week, XRP down 4.3% to $1.13 and dogecoin the weakest major, off 6.5%. Hyperliquid's HYPE, the standout of early June, fell 5% on the day and has cooled to a 1.9% weekly gain.

The macro backdrop turned friendlier without pulling crypto along. The US and Iran agreed on a roadmap toward a final peace deal within 60 days, and Brent crude slid 1.7% to about $79 a barrel.

An MSCI gauge of Asian stocks rose 0.6%, led by a technology rally tied to continued optimism over artificial intelligence, while US futures were softer, with S&P 500 contracts down 0.5%.

Mediators Qatar and Pakistan said in a joint statement that encouraging progress had been made, per Bloomberg, including a mechanism for further technical talks and a communication line to keep commercial ships moving safely through the Strait of Hormuz.

The progress is still tentative as talks had a confusing start on Sunday, when Iran briefly halted them after President Donald Trump again threatened strikes if Hezbollah kept attacking Israel, before both sides agreed to a channel to prevent escalation.

Bitcoin has tracked risk assets closely through every twist of the Iran story, yet it is starting this week flat while the markets it usually moves with climb. The next test is whether the 60-day roadmap holds and whether crypto reconnects with the risk-on mood, or keeps drifting in the range below the levels it held at the start of June.