Bitcoin (BTC) Price Firm Near $61,000 As Whales Continue To Build Up; XRP Drop 10% As SEC Appeal Case

BTC is steady, trading above $61,100, while ETH is down 4% and trading at $2,390. Crypto markets were hit late Tuesday after Iranian airstrikes on Israel, which the latter vowed to retaliate, in a move that hurt a surge in risk assets including bitcoin.