Bitcoin defies 'extreme fear,' hot jobs report to show signs of resilience

Bitcoin rose after the U.S. jobs report indicated employment growth in many sectors of the economy was restrained even as the headline number surged. What to know : Bitcoin rose to near $67,800 even as a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report pushed back expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts. Derivatives data show stabilizing bearish momentum and rising demand for short-term downside protection, with options traders paying a "panic premium" for puts. UNI rose after BlackRock decided to list its $2.2 billion tokenized U.S. Treasury fund BUIDL on Uniswap and took a strategic stake in the exchange and the governance token.