Bitcoin Drops Below $80,000, Falling Nearly 3% to $79,197, as Strong US Jobs Data Revives Fed-Hike Bets
Bitcoin dropped nearly 3% to $79,197, abruptly reversing its latest push above $80,000, after stronger-than-expected US jobs data for August revived bets on a September Federal Reserve rate hike. Nonfarm payrolls increased 162,000, topping every estimate in a Bloomberg survey, while the unemployment rate held at 4.1%.
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