Markets· ★★★· bullish·

Weekly crypto recap: Bitcoin reclaims $87,000, Ripple advances XRPL lending, SHIB posts best month of 2026

  • —Bitcoin rose above $87,000 on Oct. 2 after U.S. jobs data showed only 29,000 new positions
  • —RippleX opened the LendingProtocolV1_1 amendment for validator voting on Sept. 30
  • —SHIB ended September up 13.5%, its best monthly performance of 2026
  • —XRPL processed over 900 million operations in a 24-hour period on Oct. 1
Why it matters: Weak labor-market data lowers the odds of another Fed rate hike, supporting risk assets including bitcoin and altcoins.
#BTC#XRP#SHIB
Source: U.Today
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