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Bitcoin Slides to $61,400 as U.S. Strikes Iran Following Apache Helicopter Downing

6/16/2026

$BTC dropped to $61,400 on Tuesday — a 2.5% decline on the day, per CoinGecko — after U.S. Central Command confirmed "self-defense" strikes against Iran at 5 p.m.

ET on June 9, wiping out a hold above $62,000 that had been in place before the announcement.

The broader crypto market turned bearish on the news, with Bitcoin logging more than $136 million in liquidations over the previous 24 hours, according to CoinGlass data. The Strike and Its Trigger U.S.

Central Command said the operation responded to the downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.

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