Bitcoin Falls to the $61,000 Range as Middle East Tensions Escalate [Crypto Briefing]

[Financial News] Bitcoin fell to the $61,000 range on the 10th. The decline appears to have been driven by rising military tensions between the United States and Iran.
According to global crypto data platform CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin was trading in the $61,000 range at 10:15 a.m. on the day, down 1.38% from 24 hours earlier. Over the past week, Bitcoin has fallen 7.43%.
Bitcoin is trading in the 92 million won range on the KRW Market. Based on Cryprice, the Korean premium stands at -1.29%.
The United States and Iran have remained at an impasse, with no sign of a ceasefire. On the 9th local time, CENTCOM said on X, formerly Twitter, that it had "launched a self-defense strike against Iran under the direction of the commander in chief, President Donald Trump."
The strike was described as a response to an incident on the 8th local time, when an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter belonging to the U.S. Army was shot down after coming under attack by Iranian drones while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz.
The CoinMarketCap Crypto Fear and Greed Index also stood at 15 on the day, indicating "extreme fear." The index ranges from 0 to 100, with values closer to 0 interpreted as "extreme fear" and values closer to 100 as "extreme greed."
At the same time, Ethereum was trading in the $1,641 range, down 1.39% from 24 hours earlier. Ripple (XRP) was trading in the $1.13 range, down 1.81%.


yimsh0214@fnnews.com Im Sang-hyeok Reporter