Fed minutes turn Bitcoin’s rate-cut trade into a hike-risk problem
Bitcoin's 2026 bull case rested on one assumption: that the Fed's next serious move would be a cut, but Wednesday's minutes made clear that assumption is no longer safe.
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The bond market was supposed to be Bitcoin's origin story, not its daily price driver. And yet here we are in May 2026, watching crypto traders refresh yield curves on a Saturday morning.
Nearly $1 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated as weakening spot demand pushed Bitcoin below $75,000.
The Bank of England is laying the groundwork for tokenized finance by fixing the old settlement clock that still governs trillions in payments.
Mark Cuban says Bitcoin failed to act like digital gold when war risk and dollar weakness hit, and he is right, but the stronger defense is that Bitcoin was never just a hedge.
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