Bitcoin Drops Below $69,000 as War Fears Weigh on Crypto Markets

Higher energy prices may also be weighing on the industry given that it makes mining the token more expensive. 

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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies declined anew as the US, Israel and Iran traded fresh threats and attacks.

The largest coin fell as much as 3.3% on Sunday to trade around $68,150, the lowest level since early March. The selloff was fiercer among other tokens, with Ether losing nearly 5% at one point to sink to $2,050 and Solana, XRP and Cardano also dropping.