Bitcoin falls below $80,000 amid U.S. Middle East evacuations
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Bitcoin dropped 2.2% to $79,700 as the U.S. evacuated personnel from the Middle East over reported Iranian threats.
CoinDesk reported that bitcoin fell 2.2% to $79,700 as the U.S. evacuated personnel from embassies and military bases in the Middle East over intelligence that Iran is preparing attacks against Americans. [1]
Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton wrote in a memo that Iranian lethal plotting against U.S. citizens has reached advanced stages. President Trump said the U.S. may re-escalate action against Iran after the midterms. [1]
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- Crypto under weekend pressure, bitcoin slides below $80,000 on U.S. Middle East evacuations
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