Bitcoin is weak due to geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran.
According to the cryptocurrency market tracker CoinMarketCap on the 9th, as of 8:10 a.m. that day, the price per bitcoin was $62,275, down 2.05% from 24 hours earlier. At the same time, Ethereum, the leading altcoin (Altcoin·all cryptocurrencies except bitcoin), was $1,740, down 2.04% from the previous day.
The weakness in the cryptocurrency market, including bitcoin, that day is seen as stemming from geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran. On the 6th to 7th (local time), Iran attacked four vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, including a Qatar-flagged liquefied natural gas (LNG·Liquefied Natural Gas) carrier and Saudi Arabian- and Liberian-flagged oil tankers.
U.S. Central Command launched airstrikes targeting Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump posted what appeared to be video of strikes on Iran on his social networking service (SNS·Social Networking Service), Truth Social, that day. Trump said, "If attacks on Iran's merchant ships occur again, the attacks Iran will face will be much more severe."