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Bitcoin’s price reacted immediately to the stronger-than-expected US jobs report on Friday, plunging from a multi-month high of over $82,000 to under $79,000 before it found some support.Red dominates the larger-cap alts’ charts, with XRP dropping back to $1.40, ETH losing the $2,500 level, and XMR plunging by over 5%. BNB stands in the opposite corner with a 4.5% surge.<h2 id="btc-halted-at-82k">BTC Halted at $82K</h2>The primary cryptocurrency faced a similar fate last Friday when it jumped to $81,500 only to be rejected and driven south to under $77,000 after the hawkish speech by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh at Jackson Hole. However, it rebounded during the weekend and even tapped $79,000 on Sunday.The resumed military actions in the Middle East brought another leg down on Monday morning, with BTC <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoin-drops-to-10-day-low-altcoins-retrace-following-new-us-iran-attacks-market-watch/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">slipping</a> to $77,000 again. The bulls managed to defend that level again, and the cryptocurrency remained stuck between that lower boundary and the upper one at $79,000 for a few days.The breakout began on Thursday when the asset surged past the latter level and kept climbing on Friday morning. The peak came at $82,400, which became BTC’s highest price tag in three and a half months. Although it was <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/btc-stopped-at-82k-as-strong-us-jobs-report-shakes-markets-strategy-resumes-buying-weekly-recap/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">stopped</a> there, it remained above $81,000 before the aforementioned jobs report went live and <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoin-price-plunges-after-blowout-us-jobs-report-heres-why/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">plunged</a> immediately after it made the headlines to just under $79,000.It has rebounded to $79,600 since then, with its market cap standing close to $1.6 trillion on CMC. Its dominance over the alts has retreated slightly to 59.45%.<figure id="attachment_1447814" style="width: 100%" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://cryptopotato.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BTCUSD-September-5.png" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><img class="wp-image-1447814 size-full" src="https://cryptopotato.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BTCUSD-September-5.png" alt="BTCUSD September 5. Source: TradingView" width="1835" height="917"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-1447814" class="wp-caption-text"> BTCUSD September 5. Source: TradingView </figcaption></figure><h2 id="pons-keeps-rocking">PONS Keeps Rocking</h2>The new rockstar of the altcoin space, PONS, is once again the top performer, surging by 30% in the past 24 hours to a new all-time high of almost $0.90. DASH follows suit, skyrocketing by 25% to over $65.Binance Coin is up by 4.5%, being the biggest gainer among the larger caps, and now sits at $750. NEAR has gained 11% and is above $2.25. DOT, TAO, and LTC are also well in the green.In contrast, ETH is down by 2.5% to $2,450, XRP has slipped by almost 3% to $1.40, and XMR is down by 5% to $525. RAIN, HYPE, and ADA are also in the red.<figure id="attachment_1447815" style="width: 100%" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://cryptopotato.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-05-132917.png" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><img class="wp-image-1447815 size-full" src="https://cryptopotato.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-05-132917.png" alt="Cryptocurrency Market Overview September 5. Source: QuantifyCrypto" width="1881" height="824"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-1447815" class="wp-caption-text"> Cryptocurrency Market Overview September 5. Source: QuantifyCrypto </figcaption></figure>&nbsp;The post <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/pons-skyrockets-another-30-to-new-ath-bitcoin-loses-80k-weekend-watch/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">PONS Skyrockets Another 30% to New ATH, Bitcoin Loses $80K: Weekend Watch</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CryptoPotato</a>.

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