Cryptocurrencies rise; Bitcoin trades above $60,000

Cryptocurrencies rise ahead of the US jobs report, with Bitcoin trading above $60,000.


Cryptocurrencies advanced during Thursday's trading as investors awaited the US jobs report, scheduled for release later today instead of Friday due to the Independence Day holiday. Economists expect a slowdown in hiring and an unchanged unemployment rate.

 

In a note issued yesterday, Citigroup analysts lowered their 12-month price target for Bitcoin to $82,000 from their previous forecast of $112,000.

 

US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded net outflows of $4.5 billion in June, marking the largest monthly withdrawal since the funds began trading in January 2024, according to SoSoValue.

 

Selected cryptocurrency prices (USD)

Cryptocurrency

Price

Change

Change (%)

BTC

60,319.1

+210

+0.35%

ETH

1,619.19

+1.80

+0.11%

XRP

1.0620

+0.004

+0.44%

*Prices updated as of 12:10 p.m. Makkah time.

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