1323 GMT - Bitcoin and ether turn slightly higher but struggle for a stronger recovery in the wake of Wednesday's better-than-expected U.S. jobs data, Saxo Bank analysts say in a note. The nonfarm payrolls data prompted markets to bet on higher-for-longer interest rates, hitting risk sentiment, they say. Flows in digital asset exchange-traded funds "underline this cautious tone," with data showing outflows from U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs and ether ETFs on Wednesday. "Overall, the digital asset market reads as cautious but orderly: positioning is being adjusted, not abandoned." Bitcoin rises 0.3% to $67,960, having reached a 16-month low of $60,008 last Friday, LSEG data show. Ether rises 0.7% to $1,984 after hitting a nine-month low of $1,751 Friday. (renae.dyer@wsj.com)
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February 12, 2026 08:23 ET (13:23 GMT)
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