Bitcoin and Ether Fall to Lowest Since August as US Regulation Fears Weigh on Crypto
Sahmino Newsroom | 9 November 2026 | 5 days ago
Crypto markets fell sharply on Monday, November 9, 2026 (18 Aban 1405). Citing Reuters, Bitcoin dropped more than 2 percent to 73,708 dollars, its lowest level since August. Ether fell about 5 percent to 2,223 dollars, also its lowest price since August.
Archive image accompanying Mehr's report on the Bitcoin and Ether slide
Archive photo | Source: Mehr News
Mehr News reported that fears of tighter US regulation after the Democrats' midterm election victory, along with reports of about 6 billion dollars in digital assets stolen from Binance, have deepened caution in the market.
Arzdigital added that more than 200 billion dollars of altcoin market value has been lost in recent months and, citing CryptoQuant data, that more than 70 percent of altcoins listed on Binance trade below their 200-day moving average.
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Bitcoin stood at 74,021 dollars at 10:54 Tehran time on Monday in Sahmino's data: 2.7 percent below the previous day and 31.1 percent under its 52-week high of 107,428 dollars (November 11, 2025). Its daily close had not fallen below 75,774 dollars between August 21 and November 8.
Since this story was published, Bitcoin fell 7.8 percent, to 68,998 dollars.
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Prices to the close of 13 November
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