Why Is Crypto Up Today? – October 3, 2025

The crypto market is up today, with the cryptocurrency market capitalization rising by 1.4%, now standing at $4.22 ￰2￱ 30 of the top 100 coins have appreciated over the past 24 ￰3￱ the same time, the total crypto trading volume is at $193 billion. TLDR: The crypto market capitalization is up 1.4% on Friday morning (UTC); 70 of the top 100 coins are up, as are 9 of the top 10 coins; BTC is up 1% to $119,909, and ETH is up 1.5% to $4,467; There are signals suggesting a possible near-term consolidation; October has historically been a bullish month for BTC and ‘this year may be no exception’; ’Investors are advised to closely monitor liquidation clusters’; Both US BTC and ETH spot ETFs recorded a fourth straight day of inflows on Thursday, with $627.24 million and $307.05 million, respectively; Crypto market sentiment jumped again within the neutral ￰4￱ Winners & Losers At the time of writing, 9 of the top 10 coins per market capitalization have increased over the past 24 ￰5￱ (BTC) appreciated 1%, currently trading at $119,909.

Bitcoin (BTC) 24h 7d 30d 1y All time Ethereum (ETH) is up by 1.5%, now changing hands at $4,467. It is again among the best ￰6￱ Coin (BNB) is the category’s highest gainer, having increased by 4.9% to $1,090. It’s followed by Solana (SOL) , with an increase of 2.1%. now trading at $229.

On the other hand, Dogecoin (DOGE) is the only red ￰7￱ decreased by 0.3% to $0.256. When it comes to the top 100 coins, about 30 coins recorded ￰8￱ these, two saw double-digit drops: MYX Finance (MYX) and DoubleZero (2Z) . These are down 41% and 10.7% to $9.07 and $0.5397, ￰9￱ the green side, the two best performers are Aster (ASTER) and Aptos (APT) . They’re up 10.8% and 5.4% to $1.88 and $5.13, respectively.

Meanwhile, Nomura Holdings is working to expand its presence in Japan’s digital asset ￰10￱ wholly owned subsidiary, Laser Digital Holdings , is seeking a license to offer trading services to institutional clients. Switzerland-based Laser is in pre-consultation talks with Japan’s Financial Services ￰11￱ Holdings plans to expand in Japan’s digital-asset market through a subsidiary, as crypto trading in the country heats up ￰0￱ — Bloomberg (@business) October 3, 2025 ‘Bitcoin’s Strength Is Structural, Not Seasonal’ Gadi Chait, Head of Investment at Xapo Bank , said that October has historically been a bullish month for BTC. “Early signs suggest this year may be no exception.” Bitcoin has averaged 14.4% gains in October since 2013 and has demonstrated resilience in early October this year, recovering from an intraday dip to $114,000 on the 1 st to trade near $118,700-$118,900 by the 2 nd , with intraday highs touching $119,500.

Moreover, Chait says, “even the ￰12￱ shutdown that began at the start of the month, the first since 2018-2019, which furloughed over 90% of SEC staff and left the CFTC operating with skeleton crews of 5-6%, hasn’t derailed momentum, showing how resilient Bitcoin has become of late.” “Far from being a speculative outlier, Bitcoin continues to show its ability to defy the odds and assert itself as a digital asset with staying ￰13￱ long-term investors, the trend is clear, Bitcoin’s strength is structural, not seasonal.” Bitunix analysts commented that the political standoff in the USA is causing potential economic data delays, including the key jobs report on ￰14￱ “forces markets to rely on substitutes, intensifying volatility.” From the crypto market perspective, they argue, if BTC breaks above 121,000, liquidation pressures could reach $650 ￰15￱ the downside, the 112,000 and 108,000 areas form layered support zones.

“The recent sharp rally has already hit an area of dense liquidity, suggesting possible near-term ￰16￱ are advised to stay cautious and closely monitor liquidation clusters, which highlight potential resistance and support levels,” they ￰17￱ & Events to Watch Next At the time of writing on Friday morning, BTC trades at $119,909. The price saw an increase from the intraday low of $118,416 to the intraday high of $121,044. It has decreased slightly since this daily high. Notably, Bitcoin’s market capitalization also rose to $2.37 trillion, surpassing Amazon’s ￰18￱ support levels now stand at $117,000, $113,500, and $106,900.

On the other hand, the resistance target is now $124,600, followed by $128,000 and then $130,000. Bitcoin Price Chart.) 24h 7d 30d 1y All time Meanwhile, the crypto market sentiment keeps increasing within the neutral ￰19￱ crypto fear and greed index jumped to 57 , compared to yesterday’s ￰20￱ is also a notable rise from the fear zone’s 34 seen five days ￰21￱ is an obvious increase in optimism as October begins, as prices rally once ￰22￱ Remain in Green The US BTC spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw a fourth consecutive day of significant inflows, with $627.24 million on ￰23￱ cumulative net inflow now stands at $59.07 ￰24￱ the 12 ETFs, seven saw inflows, and there were no ￰25￱ is at the top of this list again, with $466.55 million, followed by Fidelity’s $89.62 ￰26￱ US ETH ETFs also recorded inflows of $307.05 million on 2 October for the fourth day in a ￰27￱ cumulative total net inflow is now at $14.19 ￰28￱ of the nine finds saw positive flows, and none noted negative ￰29￱ leads this list with $177.11 million in inflows, followed by Fidelity’s $60.71 billion.

Meanwhile, the ￰30￱ and Exchange Commission (SEC) missed its deadline on Canary’s spot Litecoin ETF . Furthermore, the regulatory agency is phasing out the 19b-4 filings in favor of S-1s, which only adds to the confusion surrounding ETF approval timelines. Moreover, a shutdown of the federal government is complicating matters even more, as many insiders have ￰31￱ I understand it, the shutdown could affect the $LTC ETF approval because the @SECGov still needs to sign off on the S-1 and the agency is operating on a skeleton crew. It’s unclear what remaining staff is working/what their priorities are at the ￰32￱ the generic… ￰1￱ — Eleanor Terrett (@EleanorTerrett) October 2, 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 fifth straight session on ￰33￱ the closing time on 1 October, the S&P 500 was up by 0.062%, the Nasdaq-100 increased by 0.37%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.17%. Notably, the US government shutdown will delay the release of economic data, including the jobs ￰34￱ this rally sustainable? For now, the prices are poised to rise, whether in the short-term, long-term, or both. A pullback is expected and typical for the ￰35￱ don’t think we’ll be seeing a bear market ￰36￱ may also like: (LIVE) Crypto News Today: Latest Updates for October 3, 2025 Institutional adoption has long been crypto's holy ￰37￱ since the ￰38￱ of spot Bitcoin ETFs in January 2024, the debate has moved to how much exposure is ￰39￱ new battleground is whether large investors should allocate over 5% of assets under management to ￰40￱ allocation above the pre-2025 "standard risk-adjusted threshold of 1-5%" would be a win for Bitcoin.

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