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August Payrolls Knock Bitcoin Off $81,000

The Defiant·September 4, 2026·1 min read
August Payrolls Knock Bitcoin Off $81,000

Bitcoin fell $1,430 in five minutes after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 162,000 August jobs, five times the average of the prior year. Polymarket traders moved a quarter-point September rate increase from 39.5 cents to the majority outcome inside 15 minutes.

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