Breaking: Bitcoin Price Hits New All-Time High As Traders Price In Rate Cut

The Bitcoin price has surged to a new all-time high (ATH), surpassing its previous ATH of $123,091 as traders anticipate a Fed rate cut.
By Boluwatife Adeyemi
An image of Bitcoin's logo to represent the Bitcoin price

Highlights

  • Bitcoin has hit a new all-time high (ATH) above $123,000.
  • The flagship crypto surged from an intraday low of $118,939.
  • This comes as traders fully price in a Fed rate cut in September.

The Bitcoin price has reached a new all-time high (ATH), providing a bullish outlook for the crypto market. This development comes as traders price in a 25 basis points (bps) Fed rate cut at the September meeting.

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Bitcoin Price Reaches New All-Time High Above $123,000

TradingView data shows that the BTC price has broken above its previous ATH at around $123,000, rallying to a new ATH of $124,400 in the process. The flagship crypto is up over 2% on the day, rising from an intraday high of $118,939.

Bitcoin Price Chart
Source: TradingView; BTC Chart

This comes just about a month after the Bitcoin price reached its previous high of $123,091. The flagship crypto had reached that milestone back in July, ahead of the ‘Crypto Week’ which ushered in the GENIUS, the first major crypto legislation in the U.S.

CoinGape had earlier reported that BTC was eyeing a new all-time high ahead of the U.S. CPI and PPI data this week. The CPI data came in at 2.7%, lower than expectations, which was a positive for the flagship crypto. Meanwhile, the PPI data is also expected to show that inflation in the U.S. is still steady.

As such, traders are now pricing a 25 basis points Fed rate cut in September, which has contributed to the Bitcoin price rally. A rate cut is bullish as it would inject more liquidity into the crypto market and boost risk-on sentiment. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has also raised the possibility of a 50 bps, which would be massive for BTC and other crypto assets.

It remains to be seen if the flagship crypto will enter into price discovery following its rally to a new ATH or if it will witness a healthy retrace. Meanwhile, other crypto assets have rallied alongside BTC. Notably, ETH is up over 28% in the last seven days and is now close to its ATH of $4,891.

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Implications Of The New ATH

With the Bitcoin price rally to a new ATH, BTC is again the sixth-largest asset by market, ahead of Google and Amazon’s stocks. Meanwhile, the only assets ahead of the flagship crypto are Gold, along with Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple’s stocks.

Meanwhile, thanks to the surge, Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings have reached a new ATH in terms of value. The company’s co-founder pointed out earlier today that their BTC holdings closed at an all-time high of $77.2 billion.

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele also showed his country’s BTC portfolio, which has reached new highs thanks to the Bitcoin price rally to a new ATH. The country now boasts an unrealized profit of over $468 million on its investment.

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Boluwatife Adeyemi
Boluwatife Adeyemi is a well-experienced crypto news writer and editor who has covered topics that cut across several niches. His speed and alacrity in covering breaking updates are second to none. He has a knack for simplifying the most technical concepts and making them easy for crypto newbies to understand. Boluwatife is also a lawyer, who holds a law degree from the University of Ibadan. He also holds a certification in Digital Marketing. Away from writing, he is an avid basketball lover, a traveler, and a part-time degen.
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