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Bitcoin must clear $65,000 before Friday, or jobs data could turn $62,000 into a trapdoor to $60,000

Bitcoin faces a week of jobs data with $65,000 as the breakout level and $62,000 as the line protecting a slide toward $60,000.

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Bitcoin enters a pivotal week of jobs data, with $65,000 marking the breakout level and $62,000 protecting against a slide toward $60,000. Crypto’s funding machinery is also being stress-tested as policy support looks less certain: Strategy’s record Bitcoin sale, fresh MSTR dilution, and STRC buybacks show how quickly balance-sheet engineering can take priority when a key capital channel needs defending and cash reserves must rise.

That pressure echoes elsewhere. Sphere 3D is lining up potential 50% dilution to relieve a cash crunch, while the odds of CLARITY legislation passing have fallen as senior Washington allies depart. Add HTX’s August 23 sanctions cutoff for EU corporate accounts, and treasury, financing, and compliance risks become immediate operating issues for companies exposed to digital assets.


The global crypto market cap is $2.19 trillion, with a 24-hour volume of $53.69 billion. The price of Bitcoin is $64,105.23, and BTC market dominance is 58.7%. The price of Ethereum is $1,873.02, and ETH market dominance is 10.3%. The best-performing sector is Cat-Themed, which gained 7%. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index is currently Extreme Fear (25).


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Bitcoin must clear $65,000 before Friday, or jobs data could turn $62,000 into a trapdoor to $60,000

Bitcoin faces a week of jobs data with $65,000 as the breakout level and $62,000 as the line protecting a slide toward $60,000.

Strategy sells $395 million in Bitcoin and MSTR stock to buyback $81 million in STRC and build cash reserve to $4 billion

Record BTC sales and fresh MSTR dilution are being used to push STRC back toward par and reopen a crucial funding channel.

Over 400 million locked XRP faces a quiet October deadline as the Evernorth SPAC takes a $135,000 lifeline

The SPAC draw is separate from Arrington’s conditional Oct. 19 termination point, while other subscriber dates remain undisclosed.


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