Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin fall after strong jobs data stokes rate-hike bets

Bitcoin is back below $80,000 after a surprisingly strong jobs report reignited the prospects of the Federal Reserve raising rates at its upcoming meeting.

Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $79,502 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,446 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $101.39 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.39 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.08421 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.0 5 5188 Notable Statistics: Coinglass data shows 101,330 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $523.10 million.

SoSoValue data shows net inflows of $730.87 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on Thursday.

Spot Ethereum ETFs saw net inflows of $141.4 million.

In the past 24 hours, top gainers include Lighter, Dash and Zcash.

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Clearing previous highs would flip the higher time frame structure bullish, with the weekly close crucial for confirmation.

Crypto chart analyst Ali Martinez highlighted Bitcoin is retesting the $80,600 breakout level after reaching $82,280.

Holding that support could open the door to $85,000.

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