The latest price movement has helped Bitcoin’s value recover nearly half of the losses from the price crash earlier this month. On Oct. 10, the major crash that wiped out billions from the crypto market, leading the price of Bitcoin to tank to $103,000 by Oct. 17.
Bitcoin’s strong weekly closure comes as the market expects the Federal Reserve to reduce interest rates by 0.25% at the upcoming meeting on Oct. 29.
On Saturday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics published the inflation data for September, which was weaker than expected. According to the report, both the September Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Core CPI stood at 3% falling below the expected 3.1%.
A rate cut usually leads to a bump in cryptocurrency prices as borrowing becomes cheaper and high-risk assets become attractive.
Over the past 24 hours, Ethereum (ETH) price has increased by 3.58%, nearly double of Bitcoin’s 1.94% gains, CryptoSlate data indicates.
When it comes to weekly gains, however, Bitcoin snagged the trophy with 4.97% growth over the past 7 days—over double that of Ethereum’s 2.37% gains.
Among the top 10 tokens, XRP price rose the highest over the past week—going up by 9.27%, data shows.
The crypto market is optimistic about the prospect of Bitcoin’s price growth, with this weekend’s gains solidifying the path for new all-time highs. A high-risk, speculative Web3 investor, who goes by Borovik on X, noted that Bitcoin’s rally past the $113,000 level signals that “new all-time highs are coming.” Another user, Marzell, wrote:
“As long as price holds above this area, short-term bullish structure remains intact.”
Marzell added that if Bitcoin’s price momentum remains unchanged, the next key target would be above $117,000.
