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BIS research puts private dollar tokens closer to sovereign funding markets than the payment-rail debate suggests.
Liam 'Akiba' Wright 7 min read 
With Bitcoin price struggling to reclaim $60,000 after a near-break of $58,000, the next move depends on whether inflation data, Fed expectations and risk appetite give bulls enough room to defend support.
Waller's conference framing turns dollar tokens from a crypto-market tool into a question for Treasury demand, bank funding, and global liquidity.
Sticky inflation, firmer activity data, and lower claims left buyers without the rate-cut cover they needed.
Bitcoin’s fall below $60,000 shifted the test from valuation to demand, with buyers still slow to absorb the selloff.
Exchange inflows, ETF outflows, and long liquidations collided before buyers could stabilize the market.
Arthur Hayes says an AI crash could be Bitcoin’s next $1 million catalyst. The real question is whether the money printer turns back on first.
May PCE prints Thursday and more than $10 billion in Bitcoin options settle the next morning, compressing two of the week's biggest catalysts into a single 24-hour window.
The Massachusetts Democrat helped advance legislation preventing the Federal Reserve from issuing a retail CBDC before 2031.
