105: Yield Panic
This Week in Bitcoin· Bond yields are flashing warning signs, and the policy machine is already looking for ways to keep the Treasury market fed. How the Clarity Act, stablecoins, and the next wave of Bitcoin demand connect. Plus, a quick BIP-110 update and why major miners are pivoting to AI.
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Show Notes
- This Bond Selloff Isn't Over Just Yet
- Arthur Hayes: The Fed will fund the government
- Sen. Moreno: I paid taxes with Bitcoin in 2016
- Senate Banking Committee passes the CLARITY Act, 15-9
- CLARITY Act Clears Senate Banking: What Comes Next?
- The Facts: The CLARITY Act
- Warren Statement on No Trump Ethics Provision in Crypto Bill
- Elizabeth Warren says new crypto legislation will “turbocharge” corruption
- Lummis-Gillibrand 2023 Bill PDF
- US Senators Introduce Comprehensive Stablecoin Bill
- Sen. Cynthia Lummis: Nobody is popping champagne on CLARITY yet
- Claude recovered Bitcoin worth about $397K
- 60 Minutes: Insider trading around US military operations
- 30-year yield clears 5.1% for the first time since 2007
- How will the Federal Reserve handle rate cuts during an inflation crisis?
- Bond market inflation fears are rising over oil prices and a new Fed chair
- Morgan Stanley close to offering crypto trading through E*TRADE
- Morgan Stanley taps partner to offer crypto to E*TRADE clients
- David Marcus: China trip shows the surveillance state
- Fox News host warns of “Big Brother” in China
- Reuters: US probes suspicious oil trades before Iran pivot
- Warren, Whitehouse probe suspicious oil trades around Iran announcements
- US 30-year yield tops 5% as Fed faces inflation test
- US 30-year bond yield tops 5%
- Interest rate hikes are less powerful against inflation than conventional wisdom suggests
- What Is the Relationship Between Inflation and Interest Rates?
- US Yields at 5% Tug Traders Between Dip-Buying Greed and Fear
- Citadel’s CEO on the AI boom: “Is it hype? Of course”
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