Bitcoin climbs above $87,000 on weak US jobs data as Ripple opens XRPL lending vote
U.Today reported Bitcoin above $87,000 after weak US payrolls, RippleX opening a validator vote on XRPL lending vaults, and Shiba Inu's best month of 2026.
Why it matters
The payroll and inflation figures U.Today cites are the inputs traders watch for Federal Reserve policy, and the outlet links Bitcoin's move to a lower chance of a rate hike this month. Native XRP Ledger lending is still at the voting stage, since the amendment requires more than 80% validator support for two weeks and must activate alongside two earlier amendments. Beyond that roundup, nothing here is independently confirmed, and the SHIB monthly gain comes with no stated cause.
Key facts
Bitcoin rose above $87,000 on Oct. 2.
87,000 USDReported by U.Today
US nonfarm payrolls rose by 29,000 in the latest jobs report, below expectations of 84,000 to 90,000.
29,000Reported by U.Today
The unemployment rate reached 4.2%.
4.2 %Reported by U.Today
Bitcoin had already climbed above $85,000 on Sept. 30 after softer-than-expected inflation data pushed rate-hike odds lower.
85,000 USDReported by U.Today
RippleX opened the LendingProtocolV1_1 amendment for validator voting on Sept. 30.
Reported by U.Today
The amendment introduces closed-ended lending vaults and cash-basis accounting and must activate alongside the LendingProtocol and SingleAssetVault amendments.
Reported by U.Today
The proposal requires more than 80% support from trusted validators for two weeks.
80 %Reported by U.Today
Shiba Inu closed September with a 13.5% monthly gain, its strongest monthly performance of 2026.
13.5 %Reported by U.Today
What happened
U.Today's weekly roundup says Bitcoin moved back above $85,000 on Sept. 30 and above $87,000 on Oct. 2, tying both moves to softer US economic data. The Oct. 2 rise followed a jobs report showing nonfarm payrolls up 29,000 against expectations of 84,000 to 90,000 and an unemployment rate of 4.2%, which the outlet says reduced expectations for another Federal Reserve rate hike this month. RippleX opened the LendingProtocolV1_1 amendment for validator voting on Sept. 30, adding closed-ended lending vaults and cash-basis accounting to the XRP Ledger; U.Today reports the proposal needs more than 80% support from trusted validators for two weeks and must activate alongside the original LendingProtocol and SingleAssetVault amendments. The same roundup says Shiba Inu closed September up 13.5%, its strongest monthly performance of 2026. All three items come from one U.Today roundup, and its statement that XRP Ledger activity kept growing carries no figures.
How the story developed
- Update
Bitcoin moves above $85,000 on soft inflation data
U.Today reports rate-hike odds fell after softer-than-expected inflation data.
- Official statement
RippleX opens LendingProtocolV1_1 for validator voting
The amendment adds closed-ended lending vaults and cash-basis accounting to the XRP Ledger.
- Update
Bitcoin passes $87,000 after weak payrolls data
Nonfarm payrolls rose 29,000 against expectations of 84,000 to 90,000, with unemployment at 4.2%.
- Update
U.Today publishes weekly roundup
Single-source account covering the Bitcoin move, the XRPL lending amendment and SHIB's September close.
- First report
First report by U.Today
Top Weekly Crypto News: Bitcoin (BTC) Reclaims $87,000, Ripple Pushes XRPL Lending Forward, Shiba Inu (SHIB) Posts Best Month of 2026
Affected entities
Also mentioned: United States, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Ethereum, Federal Reserve, U.S. Congress, Nasdaq, Brazil
Original sources
| Publisher | Report | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.Today Crypto media | Top Weekly Crypto News: Bitcoin (BTC) Reclaims $87,000, Ripple Pushes XRPL Lending Forward, Shiba Inu (SHIB) Posts Best Month of 2026 | Original |
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