{"id":71276,"date":"2026-02-06T15:16:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T15:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=71276"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:16:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T15:16:41","slug":"bitcoin-could-bounce-from-50-crash-heres-what-record-layoffs-just-changed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=71276","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Could Bounce From 50% Crash \u2014 Here&#8217;s What Record Layoffs Just Changed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Bitcoin<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/BTC-USD\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"BTC\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\" rel=\"noopener\">(CRYPTO: <\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/btc\/usd\">BTC<\/a>) surged 6% as U.S. planned layoffs more than tripled in January to their highest level since 2009, raising hopes the Federal Reserve will cut rates to support the economy and put a floor under risk assets down nearly 50% from highs.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Layoff Surge<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>U.S. companies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/markets\/2026\/02\/06\/u-s-job-losses-at-17-year-high-raise-positive-signals-for-bitcoin-bulls\">announced<\/a> plans to cut 108,435 jobs in January \u2014 a 205% surge from the prior month and a 17-year high, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray &amp; Christmas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Year-over-year, announced cuts rose 118%, signaling sharp labor market weakening.<\/p>\n<p>The technology sector led the pain. <strong>Amazon.com Inc<\/strong> <a class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"AMZN\" data-exchange=\"NASDAQ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/AMZN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(NASDAQ:<\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>) announced 22,291 reductions, while <strong>United Parcel Service<\/strong> <a class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"UPS\" data-exchange=\"NYSE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/UPS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(NYSE:<\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/UPS\">UPS<\/a>) planned 31,243 cuts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Andy Challenger called it a high figure for January, noting most plans were set at the end of 2025, signaling employers are pessimistic about 2026.<\/p>\n<p>This clashes with official data. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/crypto\/cryptocurrency\/26\/02\/50447925\/bitcoin-could-bounce-from-50-crash-heres-what-record-layoffs-just-changed?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;utm_campaign=channel\" alt=\"Bitcoin\" could bounce from crash here what record layoffs just changed>Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) surged 6% as U.S. planned layoffs more than tripled in January to their highest level since 2009, raising hopes the Federal Reserve will cut rates to support the economy and put a floor under risk assets down nearly 50% from highs. The Layoff Surge U.S. companies announced plans to cut 108,435 jobs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-71276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=71276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71276\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=71276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=71276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=71276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}