Source: Bloomberg
“Bitcoin rose to $120,000 for the first time since setting a record high seven weeks ago as speculation increases that the US government shutdown will drive investors to safe-haven assets. … The largest digital-asset by market value rose for a sixth straight day, and is up about 10% since Friday. Bitcoin was around 2% higher at $120,163 as of 2:37 p.m. in New York. It reached a record $124,514 on Aug. 14.
Smaller, more volatile tokens were up even more, with Solana rising 5.7%, Litecoin advancing 6.7% and Dogecoin strengthening 4.7%.” (10/02/25)