Historic US Labor Revision Cuts Over 1M Jobs, Puts Crypto Markets on Notice
A record downward revision to 2025 US payrolls adds uncertainty as a busy macro week could amplify crypto volatility.
US officials confirmed a revision to 2025 labor data that removes more than 1 million jobs, marking the largest annual downward adjustment in two decades and sending shockwaves through financial markets [1].
The shock arrives ahead of a packed macro calendar that market watchers say could move crypto: Bitcoin was near $68,600 on Feb. 16 as traders brace for CPI, PCE, Fed minutes and GDP releases while reduced liquidity around Presidents’ Day and Lunar New Year may amplify swings [2][3][4].
Traders and risk-asset investors will monitor the upcoming US data and Fed commentary for guidance after the labor revision heightened uncertainty in markets [1][3][4].
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- 1Historic Shock as US Labor Data Revision 2025 Cuts 1M JobsCoinoMedia• Feb 16, 2026
- 24 US Economic Signals That Could Move Bitcoin in the President’s Day Holiday WeekBeInCrypto• Feb 16, 2026
- 3Weekly Macro Calendar: Fed Minutes, GDP and PCE in Focus (Feb 16–20)BTCUSA• Feb 16, 2026
- 4Key macro data puts crypto markets on watch as CPI, PCE and Fed speakcrypto.news• Feb 16, 2026
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