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Bitcoin Tops $100K After U.S. Added Fewer Than Forecast Jobs in January

The unemployment rate fell to 4%, rather than holding steady at 4.1%.

The U.S. released January jobs numbers Friday morning (Ernie Journeys/Unsplash)

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U.S. Added 227K Jobs in November, Topping Estimates for 200K

Friday morning's jobs report is one of the last pieces of key economic data the Fed will see prior to its mid-December interest-rate decision.

United States Capitol Building in Washington D.C (ElevenPhotographs/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

USDC Issuer Circle Cuts 'Less Than 6%' of Jobs Following Operations Review

The job cuts amount to about 50 people, based on June employment numbers.

Circle Chief Strategy Officer Dante Disparte (left) and CEO Jeremy Allaire (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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U.S. Added Just 12K Jobs in October, Far Short of 113K Expected

The October employment numbers are among the last pieces of economic data that could factor into the elections and Fed policy meeting next week.

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U.S. Added Blowout 254K Jobs in September, Unemployment Rate Dips to 4.1%

The news seems likely to further cement ideas that the Fed will trim rates just 25 basis points at its next policy meeting in November.

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Finance

Bridging the Skills Gap: Preparing the Workforce for a Web3 Future

Companies have invested so much on education with a focus on trading, but have not turned their attention to the portion of the workforce that remains unfamiliar with the technology that will be responsible for creating, facilitating, communicating and operating Web3 products and services, says Kelsey McGuire, CGO, Shardeum.

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U.S. Added 142K Jobs in August, Likely Setting Stage for 25 Basis Point Rate Cut

The bitcoin price rose 1% just after the numbers hit, but remains lower by about 5% from one week ago.

The U.S. released January jobs numbers Friday morning (Ernie Journeys/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Flounders Ahead of Friday Jobs Report That Might Push Fed to Slash Rates by 50 Basis Points

The U.S. central bank has indicated it will begin cutting the fed funds rate at its mid-September meeting, but the size and speed of the easing cycle is up for debate.

Bitcoin falls despite coming rate cuts (Unsplash)

Finance

Bitcoin Bear Trap? Goldman Says Wednesday's U.S. Jobs Report Is Likely to Overstate Weakness

On Wednesday, the Bureau of Labor statistics will publish a preliminary estimate of the benchmark revision to the level of monthly nonfarm payrolls from April 2023 to March 2024.

Payrolls. (Shutterstock)

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Risks Are Skewed to a Weaker Nonfarm Payrolls Print, ING Says

A weak report will likely bolster Fed rate-cut expectations and potentially support risk assets, including bitcoin.

The government's jobs report for January was released Friday (David McNew/Getty Images)