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Why Is Crypto Up Today? – October 1, 2025

The crypto market is up today, with the cryptocurrency market capitalization increasing by just 0.2%, now standing at $4 ￰1￱ over half of the top 100 coins have appreciated over the past 24 ￰2￱ the same time, the total crypto trading volume is at $164 billion. TLDR: The crypto market capitalization is up 0.2% on Wednesday morning (UTC); Only 2 of the top 10 coins are up, with BTC leading the green list; The market seems to be in the consolidation phase, which could be healthy for it; BTC is up to $114,540, and ETH is down to $4,139; The ‘uptober’ hype keeps growing – ‘this Uptober will see more targeted inflows, which could be a breakout moment in accelerating Bitcoin DeFi’; ’Capitulation stress often mark the end of downside phases, setting the stage for recovery’; Resets are noted what historically ‘align with periods of market detox, helping build a foundation for more durable recoveries’; Both US BTC and ETH spot ETFs continued recording inflows on Tuesday, with $429.96 million and $127.47 million, respectively; Tim Draper predicts future retail adoption of BTC; Crypto market sentiment is moving in a tight range within the neutral ￰3￱ Winners & Losers At the time of writing, only two top 10 coins per market capitalization have increased over the past 24 ￰4￱ (BTC) appreciated 0.6%, currently trading at $114,540.

It’s the best performer in the ￰5￱ (BTC) 24h 7d 30d 1y All time Ethereum (ETH) dropped by 1.1%, now changing hands at $4,139. This is the third-highest decrease ￰6￱ (DOGE) is the only other green coin on this list, having increased by 0.6% to the price of $0.2334. The highest drop is XRP’s 1.4% to $2.85, followed by 1.2% by Binance Coin (BNB) , now standing at $1,010. When it comes to the top 100 coins, one coin saw a double-digit rise: Pump Fun (PUMP) is up 20.6% to $0.006514.

Other coins are up 4.4% and ￰7￱ the other side, two coins recorded double-digit falls: Plasma (XPL) is down 14.4% to $0.96, while Aster (ASTER) dropped 11.2% to $1.62. As October begins, the ‘uptober’ hype keeps ￰8￱ expect to see the market rising, basing their arguments on historical performances. Meanwhile, Ripple CTO David Schwartz said he would step down from his role in the company at the end of the year after more than a ￰9￱ will sit on the company’s board of directors and serve as CTO ￰10￱ happens in one’s life, I’ve been taking stock of my last 40 years. It’s been a wild ride.

I’ve gone from consulting for the NSA to watching the early stages of Bitcoin. Then, I met Arthur, Jed, and Chris and worked on coding the XRP Ledger. Now, I’ve spent more than 13 years… — David 'JoelKatz' Schwartz (@JoelKatz) September 30, 2025 ‘We’re Approaching Cycle Bottom, Followed by Recovery’ According to Swissblock , “Bitcoin is in the process of finding a bottom.” They explain that markets move in cycles of stress and recovery, and when the former peaks, short-term traders are forced to sell at a loss. “Capitulation stress often marks the end of downside phases, setting the stage for recovery,” they write.

“At that exact point, the Impulse Signal collapses to zero. That’s the moment panic exhausts and new buyers step in.” This reset happened only three times since early 2024: each marked a cycle bottom and was followed by a sustained recovery. “We are approaching that setup again.” 7/ The picture: Impulse moving toward 0 → bottoming process underway Risk reset → leverage cleared Liquidity strong → fundamentals intact Network growth + liquidity → historically bullish setup This is why we built Swissblock: clarity over noise. — Swissblock (@swissblock__) September 30, 2025 Moreover, Glassnode noted that Bitcoin market dominance increased by two percentage points to 59%, as the price increased as ￰11￱ analysts note that this suggests “a healthier market structure, as BTC-led rallies have historically proven more sustainable than those driven by altcoins.” Bitcoin dominance has rebounded from 57% to 59% alongside price strength near $114k.

This mean reversion suggests a healthier market structure, as $BTC -led rallies have historically proven more sustainable than those driven by altcoins. ￰0￱ ￰12￱ — glassnode (@glassnode) October 1, 2025 Additionally, short-term holder RVT has compressed toward cycle lows, they ￰13￱ reflects “muted realized profits relative to network valuation.” Notably, such resets historically “often align with periods of market detox, helping build a foundation for more durable recoveries,” Glassnode says. ‘Transformative Uptober’ Furthermore, Dom Harz, Co-Founder of BOB , commented that “with Bitcoin’s price remaining stable above $111,000, the stage is set for a potentially transformative Uptober for Bitcoin DeFi.

Historically, Uptober’s bullish momentum has been driven by seasonal optimism and whale accumulation; however, this year feels different.” He continues: “We have seen the convergence of both institutional backing and maturation across the Bitcoin ￰14￱ is more embedded in the foundations of global finance, and institutional interest is at an all-time ￰15￱ previous years, this Uptober will see more targeted inflows, which could be a breakout moment in accelerating Bitcoin DeFi, as investors will want to do more with their Bitcoin holdings, transforming it from a static store-of-value into a yield-bearing asset class.” Levels & Events to Watch Next At the time of writing on Wednesday morning, BTC trades at $114,540.

It initially dropped to the intraday low of $112,736 before jumping to the daily high of $114,711. The coin is currently up 1.7% in a week and 6% in a ￰16￱ is consolidating near $114,154. Should it move above $114,741, the coin could jump toward $116,150 and $117,850. After this, $120,000 would be possible as ￰17￱ a drop below $113,000 could lead to $112,600 and $111,680.

Bitcoin Price Chart.) 24h 7d 30d 1y All time Meanwhile, the crypto market sentiment has seen a slight decrease, but is still moving in a very tight range within the natural ￰18￱ crypto fear and greed index now stands at 42 , compared to yesterday’s ￰19￱ participants seem to be waiting for key signals that would point to the direction the market will take in the near term.) saw the second green day in a row on Tuesday with $429.96 million in ￰20￱ cumulative net inflow now stands at $57.77 ￰21￱ the 12 ETFs, four saw inflows, and there were no ￰22￱ took in $199.43 million, followed by Ark&21Shares’ $105.74 million.) September 30, 2025 Also, Deutsche Börse Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Circle Internet Financial to integrate regulated stablecoins into European capital markets , focusing on USDC and ￰23￱ will connect token-based payment networks with traditional financial ￰24￱ Deutsche Börse Group We are collaborating with the international exchange organization and market infrastructure provider with plans to expand the use of USDC and EURC across European capital ￰25￱ initiative between a leading European market infrastructure… ￰26￱ — Circle (@circle) September 30, 2025 Quick FAQ Why did crypto move with stocks today?

The crypto market has increased over the past day, and major stock indexes closed higher for a third straight session on ￰27￱ the closing time on 30 September, the S&P 500 was up by 0.41%, the Nasdaq-100 increased by 0.28%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.18%. Historically, the fourth quarter has been strong for US ￰28￱ this rally sustainable? We seem to be in a consolidation ￰29￱ market is currently pulling back from the latest rally, and it may see additional decreases before the ‘uptober’ kicks ￰30￱ may also like: (LIVE) Crypto News Today: Latest Updates for October 1, 2025 The crypto market is up today, with the cryptocurrency market capitalization increasing by just 0.2%, now standing at $4 ￰31￱ over half of the top 100 coins have appreciated over the past 24 ￰32￱ the same time, the total crypto trading volume is at $164 ￰33￱ Winners & LosersAt the time of writing, only two top 10 coins per market capitalization have increased over the past 24 ￰34￱ (BTC) appreciated 0.6%, currently trading at $114,540.

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