Hiring slowdown could be great for bitcoin (BTC) — unless wages spoil the party

BTC

BTC/USDT

$79,808.01

-0.04%

$79,808.01

-0.04%

(24s)

24h Volume

$7,133,216,033.73

24h H/L

$80,107.99 / $79,233.00

Change: $874.99 (1.10%)

Long/Short

53.1%

Long: 53.1%Short: 46.9%

Funding Rate

+0.0027%

Longs pay

Data provided by COINOTAG DATALive data

Bitcoin

Daily

$79,944.00

▲ 0.14%

Volume (24h): -

Resistance Levels

Resistance 3$88,315.23

Resistance 2$81,908.22

Resistance 1$80,157.58

Price$79,944.00

Support 1$79,635.96

Support 2$77,455.78

Support 3$73,033.65

Pivot (PP):$79,824.58

Trend:Sideways

RSI (14):67.0

CoinDesk Staff

(11:31 AM UTC)

1 min read

Verified byDavid Kim

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