Bitcoin’s drop toward $72,000 shows how US-Iran tensions are again hitting ETFs, leverage, and flows
Bitcoin fell toward the $72,000 level after a new wave of reported US military strikes on Iran pushed oil higher and sent another shock through risk assets. The largest cryptocurrency fell as much as 3.6% over a 24-hour window, touching an intraday low of $72,792, according to CryptoSlate's data. It has slightly recovered to $73,274 […] The post Bitcoin’s dr...
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