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Crypto Markets Surge: What’s Fueling Today’s Rally?

Crypto Markets Surge: What’s Fueling Today’s Rally?

Published:
2025-05-08 13:16:23
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Bitcoin smashes through resistance levels—altcoins follow suit in a classic ’risk-on’ parade. Traders cheer while regulators scramble to draft their next ’warning.’

The usual suspects: ETF inflows hit record highs, BlackRock’s BTC holdings now rival nation-states, and some hedge fund manager probably tweeted ’hyperbitcoinization’ again.

Behind the pumps: Spot trading volumes spike 40% as Asia wakes up, Solana defies another outage to rally 12%, and memecoins... exist (sigh).

The kicker: Wall Street’s latest ’crypto is dead’ report now conveniently buried under 10% daily gains. Funny how that works.

Top Trending Cryptos

Source: CoinMarketCap

Notable memecoins like Pepe and Fartcoin have also hiked 24% and 23%. Followed by Dogewifhat ( WIF)  aiming for $1 with 20% gains for today.

3 Reasons Why Crypto Is Up?

Let’s have a look at why the market has suddenly turned optimistic after weeks of waiting. 

1. Bitcoin Leads the Charge

Bitcoin (BTC) price climbed above $100,000 in today’s trading session, sparking enthusiasm across altcoins and pushing total crypto market capitalization north of $3 trillion. BTC’s lead helped Ethereum (ETH) and other leading tokens to poste gains above 5% as bullish momentum spread.

2. Federal Reserve Holds Rates

A key driver of the rally was the Federal Reserve’s decision on Wednesday to maintain interest rates at 4.25%–4.5%. Jerome Powel acknowledged yesterday that high tariffs increase the stagflation risks due to sluggish growth paired with persistent inflation.This has spurred investors to seek alternative options like cryptocurrencies to hedge their positions.

3. US-UK Trade Deal Lifts Market Sentiment

Adding to the optimism, the United States and United Kingdom announced a major trade agreement. The deal includes tariff reductions, enhanced market access, and adjustments to the UK’s digital services tax. This has injected positive sentiments on not just crypto but all the markets.

Also Read: Bitcoin Breaks $100K Again, Michael Saylor Bullish on $200K

    

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