Crypto markets lifted by strong US jobs report with Bitcoin, Ethereum and Cardano up five per cent

The Bitcoin price has again seen a strong start to the week, climbing to more than $24k today. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation is changing hands for $24,096 this morning, up almost five per cent over the past 24 hours.

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Bitcoin largely held above $23,000 throughout the weekend, after a dip on Friday that analysts linked to a surprisingly strong jobs report from the US which saw 528,000 jobs added in July – more than double what many experts were predicting..

Elsewhere, other major cryptocurrencies have also seen a good start to the week. The price of Ether, the second largest crypto by market cap, is $1,769, also up roughly five per cent since this time yesterday and the highest it has been since early June.

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This article was culled from cityam.com