Bitcoin Traders Pull BTC Below $63K as Middle East Tensions Trigger Fresh Risk-Off Selling

Bitcoin fell 1.4% to trade just under $63,600, hitting a session low of $62,732 on Friday. The decline dragged the aggregate crypto market cap down 1.8% to $2.26 trillion. Middle East tensions and a tech sell-off triggered risk-off selling, with BTC dropping for a second consecutive day.