Bitcoin topped $65,000 on Friday, driven by a much weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report. Non-farm payrolls fell by 23,000 in July, while analysts had forecast an 80,000 increase. This massive surprise led markets to price out a Federal Reserve rate hike in September. Expectations of monetary easing boosted the cryptocurrency, which had already hit record highs this week.
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