Bitcoin slips below $80,000 after hotter-than-expected U.S. jobs data
Bitcoin fell below $80,000 on Saturday, down more than 1%, after a stronger-than-expected August U.S. jobs report rattled crypto markets. Nonfarm payrolls rose 162,000 versus 53,000 expected.
Bitcoin (BTC) slipped below $80,000 on Saturday, falling more than 1% after a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report for August unsettled the cryptocurrency market. On Friday, U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by 162,000 in August, more than triple the 53,000 economists had expected, according to the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics.