Congress averted the October 1 shutdown with a bipartisan stopgap bill. Jobs data came in weak. Citigroup lifted its 12-month Bitcoin target by 37.8%.
Uptober has begun, and BTC absorbed all three catalysts, closing the week near $86,490 (CoinGecko, Close, Oct 4).
ETH broke out of its multi-week $2,600 range on Thursday before settling back. The institutional story kept building while macro visibility deteriorated.
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