<p><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDUvMDE5NmZkYmMtOTU4NS03YTkzLTlkMTgtNWVmNzllNDJjMjI3.jpg" alt="Bitcoin dips amid reports Trump has called advisers to situation room"></p><p>Bitcoin has lost recent gains in a $2,000 slide as Middle East tensions escalated on Monday night.</p>