Bitcoin, #Xrp🔥🔥 , Ethereum Fall Again - Why Jobs Data Hit Hopes of a Crypto Rebound

Barron’s / Dow Jones (Dec 16, 2025)

This piece explains how the latest U.S. labor data dampened expectations for a crypto market rebound — even as the jobs numbers were mixed. Strong hiring was paired with a rise in unemployment, and the overall result failed to significantly shift markets’ expectations around Federal Reserve rate cuts.

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$BTC , $ETH , and XRP all fell or struggled to rally in the wake of the report, as traders recalibrated on the outlook for interest rates and risk assets.