Crypto Update: Weak US Payrolls Trigger a $281M Short Squeeze as Bitcoin Clears $62,000 While Pepeto Gains Ground Over XRP and Bitcoin

The crypto update just delivered a moment that changes the second half of 2026. US June payrolls landed at 52,000, missing the 110,000 forecast badly, triggering $281 million in short liquidations and pushing Bitcoin past $62,000 per CoinDesk. Fed Chair Warsh had already signaled at the ECB Sintra forum on July 1 that inflation risks