AI’s $800 billion spending boom is becoming Bitcoin’s Fed problem
The AI spending frenzy that lifted tech stocks could become turn into an inflation shock that delays the liquidity cycle Bitcoin traders have been waiting for.

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Republican senators are pressing the Fed, FDIC and OCC to rewrite digital asset capital rules, arguing that Basel’s treatment of crypto functions like a backdoor ban on banks holding Bitcoin.
Strategy’s tiny sale was not big enough to explain Bitcoin’s correction by itself, but it raised a bigger fear of whether corporate Bitcoin treasuries are still permanent holders.
The May payrolls beat was hawkish enough to pressure crypto, while government hiring and cooler yearly wage growth keep the second interpretation from being one-way.
The liquidation wave cleared crowded long positions, but analysts say Bitcoin still needs ETF stability, fading exchange inflows, and renewed spot demand before the bottom is confirmed.
A 2011 physical Bitcoin loaded with 25 BTC was peeled during Bitcoin’s selloff, turning a rare collectible into spendable BTC while its next move remains unconfirmed.
A broad wave of selling has damaged market confidence, but the growing pile of short bets means bears may supply the next burst of buying.