Bitcoin jumped nearly 5% following the release of weak US employment data. Coinbase experts believe that the US dollar's rise has likely peaked, which is benefiting cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin rose nearly 5% to top $62,000 after the colder-than-expected US jobs report. Bitcoin is currently trading at $61,600, up 4.4% and outperforming the CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20) with a 3% gain over the past 24 hours. Ether returned to the $3,000 level and increased by 3% over the same period.