On October 5, the price of bitcoin exceeded $125,000, which was a new all-time high for the asset. The first cryptocurrency set the previous record on 14 July 2025.

The asset is trading at $124,951, according to TradingView at the time of writing.

Due to the growth of the crypto market, liquidations on futures contracts totaled $345.58 million. Holders of short positions suffered losses of $220.85 million across many assets, while holders of long positions lost $124.72 million. In total, 118,514 traders recorded losses. The share of liquidations among bitcoin and Ethereum traders was $148.4 million and $45.2 million, respectively.

The Fear and Greed Index in the crypto asset market stands at 58 points, indicating that greed prevails. Compared to the previous week, the index increased by 21 points.

The dominance of the first cryptocurrency was 59.26% at the time of writing, according to TradingView.

At the same time, the crypto market capitalization reached $4.26 trillion, according to CoinMarketCap. On July 18, it exceeded $4 trillion for the first time and came close to Nvidia’s figure.

Recently, CryptoQuant experts called the $130,000 level the key for bitcoin, while JPMorgan Chase analysts predicted that the first cryptocurrency will reach $165,000 by the end of 2025.