# Bitcoin and Ether Fall Ahead of Payrolls Report; QQQ Slides 6.49%

By Enna Lee

Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/49955
Published: 2026-11-06T08:22:00.000Z
Updated: 2026-11-06T08:22:00.000Z
Section: Investing

> The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell more than 12% Thursday, while VIX climbed nearly 70% overnight. The U.S. nonfarm payrolls report is due at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Bitcoin and Ether fell early Friday, with Bitcoin down 6.06% to $75,611 at 3:17 a.m. ET (08:17 UTC), ahead of the U.S. jobs report due at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Ether traded at $2,227.50 at the same time, down 8.02% over 24 hours.

U.S. stocks sold off Thursday. QQQ fell 6.49%, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index dropped more than 12%, and VIX rose nearly 70% overnight.

The nonfarm payrolls report is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. ET (13:30 UTC) Friday.