Bitcoin has risen above $80,000 to its highest level in over three months after the US Treasury's plan to buy back bonds to cap long-end yields and strengthen the dollar sparked concerns about debasement. Since President Trump called for clearer definitions of cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin has surged 16% and is up 28% this month, with investors seeking alternatives to traditional assets. The move has also boosted gold prices, which have reached a three-month high. Experts attribute the surge to increased chatter around the "debasement trade", where bond market pressures shift to currency markets.
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Bitcoin surged past $80,000 on Tuesday, reaching its highest level since mid-May, as investors became increasingly anxious about the value of the US dollar, which has been weakened by recent moves by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to calm the bond market. This boost in momentum comes after President Donald Trump called on Congress to pass a bill clarifying regulations for the cryptocurrency sector, which has led to a 16% increase in bitcoin's value since his request. The rise is also attributed to the US Treasury's plan to buy back long-dated bonds, which has put pressure on the US dollar and contributed to the surge in bitcoin's price, up 28% so far this month.
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a soft US dollar, in the wake of the moves by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to calm the bond market, revived momentum in the crypto sector.
right frames debasement as a legitimate concern
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That would create a relatively supportive macro backdrop for assets such as bitcoin and gold,” Sun said.
right views debasement as a positive factor for asset prices
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The Treasury announcement is “exactly the type of thing bitcoin loves”, Geoff Kendrick, global head of digital assets research at Standard Chartered, said in a note last week, adding that bitcoin was built to allow investors a way to avoid this type of intervention.
right views debasement as a threat to the value of currency
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Bitcoin rose above $80,000 to hit a more than three-month high on Tuesday as a soft US dollar, in the wake of the moves by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to calm the bond market, revived momentum in the crypto sector.
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dollar → rise → sector
US President Donald Trump last week called on Congress to pass a bill that would bring clearer definitions to the growing cryptocurrency sector.
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that → call → sector
Since then, bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, has risen 16 per cent.
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bitcoin → rise → ?
It was last at $80,323.24 in Asian hours, having earlier touched $81,237.94, its highest level since mid-May.
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It → touch → May
Bitcoin is up 28pc so far in August, set for its biggest monthly gain since November 2024.
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Bitcoin → set → November
Cryptocurrencies also got a big boost after the US Treasury last week unveiled plans to buy back more long-dated bonds to help cap the gains in the long-end yields, a move that has led to the US dollar bearing the brunt of investor angst.
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dollar → get → angst
Tim Sun, senior researcher at HashKey Group, said Bessent’s messaging has reinforced the market’s view that, at least through the midterm elections, US policymakers may have a lower tolerance for a further rise in long-end yields.
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policymakers → say → yields
“That would create a relatively supportive macro backdrop for assets such as bitcoin and gold,” Sun said.
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Sun → create → bitcoin
Gold has been the other beneficiary of the dollar weakness, rising to a three-month high.
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Gold → rise → high
The Treasury announcement is “exactly the type of thing bitcoin loves”, Geoff Kendrick, global head of digital assets research at Standard Chartered, said in a note last week, adding that bitcoin was built to allow investors a way to avoid this type of intervention.
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bitcoin → love → intervention
The action stoked increased chatter around the so-called debasement trade, where the moves to prevent long-end yields from reaching market-clearing levels via buybacks lead the pressure to shift from the bond market to the currency market.
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moves → stoke → market
“This (Treasury announcement) prompted buyers to scramble into physical and digital assets as debasement trade fears re-emerged,” said Tony Sycamore, market analyst at IG.
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Sycamore → prompt → IG
“A sustained break above here would open the door for a move towards $95,000 and $100,000.”
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break → open → 95,000
