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Bitcoin price drops to near $68K as US jobs weakness fails to rescue bulls

CoinTelegraph|Cointelegraph by William Suberg|March 6, 2026 at 03:14 PM

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Bitcoin dropped to near $68,000 after failing to sustain its breakout attempt above $74,000. Surprisingly weak US labor market data failed to provide support for cryptocurrency and other risk assets.

Key Takeaways

→Bitcoin erased gains after hitting $74,000 and dropped to approximately $68,000
→The latest breakout attempt failed to maintain momentum
→Weak US jobs data unexpectedly offered no support to crypto markets
→Risk assets broadly failed to benefit from labor market weakness
→Market bulls were unable to capitalize on macroeconomic developments

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