Bitcoin falls to $102,000 as interest from retail investors wanes

Bitcoin (BTC) has tumbled slightly in the $103,000 range, reflecting a decline in interest from retail investors after its recent rise from the $70,000 range last month to $100,000.
As of 1:25 p.m. on the 15th, the price of Bitcoin in South Korea based on BitTorrent was 144,797,000 won (approximately 14.11 million yen), down 0.28% from the same time the previous day.
At the same time, the overseas Bitcoin price based on CoinMarketCap was down 0.76% from the same time the previous day to $102,875 (approximately JPY 15.02 million).
Investment demand is still strong. According to the cryptocurrency data platform Alternative.me, the Crypto Greed Index rose 3 points from the previous day.
The index is down 70 points, but still in a "greedy" state. The index is a value ranging from 0 to 100 that indicates the demand for virtual asset investment, with the closer it is to 100, the greater the demand.
However, interest from individual investors is declining. Cointelegraph cited Google search trend data on the 14th (local time) and said, "Search volume for 'Bitcoin' is similar to that in June of last year."
At the time, Bitcoin had been flat for three months after hitting a high in March. Therefore, the current trend is for Bitcoin prices to remain flat at the $100,000 level.
Meanwhile, the highest price was recorded in November last year, when Bitcoin search volume hit its highest in two years.