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Following the recent turn of events in which Iran fired a volley of about 180 ballistic missiles at Israel, the price of the maiden cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), retrieved to the $61,000 zone, retracing the previous advances that saw it surpass the psychological level at $66,000 in the past week. Indeed, following its best September in history, Bitcoin got off to a shaky start to what is typically one of its strongest months, having earned the moniker ‘Uptober,’ and the heightening tensions in the Middle East could be one reason, sparking fears it could spread to other assets in the crypto market. Bitcoin price analysis As it happens, Bitcoin was at press time changing hands at the price of $61,160, reflecting a decline of 3.96% in the last 24 hours, losing 3.70% across the previous seven days while recording a 4.63% increase over the past month, according to the latest data on October 2. Bitcoin price 7-day chart. Source: Finbold Notably, the price dump occurred after the flagship decentralized finance (DeFi) asset closed September at $63,333, its best monthly performance during the ‘September Effect’ to date, registering gains of 7.29%, sparking hopes for an even better October, as Finbold reported on October 1. ‘Uptober’ or ‘dumptober’? That said, although Iran’s attack might have contributed to the uncertainties, some analysts believe they are also the result of technical analysis (TA) indicators, including Bitcoinsensus, who explained that he had already expected a leg to the downside, regardless of the geopolitical situation. In fact, as the analyst noted earlier, Bitcoin has lost its trend and needed to reclaim the 0.618 Fibonacci level around $65,000, which served as the invalidation point, to increase the chance of reaching the local high. Otherwise, Bitcoinsensus opined that a further downside was in the cards. Bitcoin price performance analysis…

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