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CoinShares Identifies Potential Catalysts for Bitcoin Range Break Amid Fed Rate Debate
CoinShares research outlines how macro drivers and Federal Reserve policy expectations could determine whether Bitcoin breaks its trading range.
Bitcoin has been trading similarly to gold as market participants hedge against inflation, according to analysis by CoinShares head of research James Butterfill. Conflicting remarks from Federal Reserve officials have created uncertainty regarding upcoming monetary policy decisions, with pricing tracked by the CME FedWatch Tool assigning a 60.4% chance to a 25-basis-point interest rate increase at the next FOMC meeting.
Butterfill stated that while remarks from Chairman Kevin Warsh leaned hawkish and pushed market expectations toward a hike, subsequent comments from Governor Christopher Waller highlighted disinflationary progress, easing Treasury yields and temporarily lifting Bitcoin above $80,000. Butterfill described current market pricing for a rate hike as overly aggressive in light of cooling labor data.
According to the analysis, Bitcoin is likely to remain in a trading range unless two specific scenarios emerge: a resolution to conflict in Iran that dampens inflation expectations, or declining confidence in sovereign debt that spurs demand for non-sovereign stores of value. Key upcoming indicators include the August inflation report and the subsequent FOMC rate decision, with Bitcoin trading at $79,337 at publication time.
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