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Bitcoin Holds $63,755 Range as Strong ISM PMI and Hawkish Fed Split Precede Jobs Data

Bitcoin traded near $63,755 within a tight range after ISM Manufacturing PMI printed 55.6 and Federal Reserve officials split 9-3 on interest rate policy ahead of key U.S. employment reports.

  • Bitcoin consolidated near $63,755 as ISM Manufacturing PMI reached 55.6 and Fed officials split 9-3 ahead of U.S. jobs data.

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What happened

Bitcoin traded near $63,755 within a tight range after ISM Manufacturing PMI printed 55.6 and Federal Reserve officials split 9-3 on interest rate policy ahead of key U.S. employment reports.

Why it matters

Bitcoin consolidated near $63,755 as ISM Manufacturing PMI reached 55.6 and Fed officials split 9-3 ahead of U.S. jobs data.

What to watch

24h breadthMixed · 54/100
Latest available market pulse.A compact snapshot of whether BTC, ETH, SOL moved higher or lower over the prior 24 hours.
Lower50 = flatHigher

Tracked assets were close to neutral overall.

Breadth starts at 50, adds three points for each 1% of average 24-hour movement across the tracked assets, and is capped between 0 and 100.
BTC$63,491.00+1.60%
BTC was 1.60% higher than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 09:10 UTC.
ETH$1,854.20+0.80%
ETH was 0.80% higher than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 09:10 UTC.
SOL$73.19+1.20%
SOL was 1.20% higher than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 09:10 UTC.

CoinGecko snapshot at 09:10 UTC. Prices and 24-hour moves refresh automatically without rerunning the newsroom.

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This panel compares each provider quote with the quote 24 hours earlier. Editorial stories remain in the Editor-in-Chief’s priority order instead of being repeated or pulled into this fixed data region.

Mixed · breadth 54/100. A score of 50 means the tracked assets were flat on average.

24-hour price changeLatest · 09:10 UTC
Each row compares the current provider quote with its quote 24 hours earlier. Bar length is scaled to the largest move shown.
BTC$63,491.00
+1.60%BTC was 1.60% higher than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 09:10 UTC.
ETH$1,854.20
+0.80%ETH was 0.80% higher than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 09:10 UTC.
SOL$73.19
+1.20%SOL was 1.20% higher than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 09:10 UTC.

Exact percentages are printed beside every row; color is supplemental.

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