BTC hovers near $90,000 as Fed data loom; crypto stocks jump into 2026
NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 12:21 ET — Market closed
- Bitcoin slipped about 0.9% to around $89,990; ether eased to roughly $3,106.
- Coinbase, Strategy and major bitcoin miners surged in Friday’s first Wall Street session of 2026.
- Traders are watching next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data and the late-January Fed meeting for rate signals.
Bitcoin eased 0.9% to $89,990 on Saturday, hovering near the $90,000 mark as weekend trading stayed thin. Ether slipped 0.9% to $3,105.90.
The start of 2026 finds bitcoin still wrestling with a round-number threshold that has shaped positioning for both tokens and the crypto-linked stocks that tend to amplify the underlying move.
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