Bitcoin Price Today: BTC Drops Below $69,000 as Iran Relief Rally Fades, Coinbase and Strategy Slide
Bitcoin dropped 2.8% to $68,970 by early afternoon Tuesday in New York, erasing gains after briefly topping $71,000. Coinbase shares fell 11.3%, and Strategy lost 2.7% as oil climbed above $100 a barrel and geopolitical tensions persisted. Strategy disclosed a $76.6 million bitcoin purchase, raising its holdings to 762,099 tokens. U.S. stocks turned mixed after Monday’s surge on delayed U.S. strikes against Iran.