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Bitcoin and select tokens rise as the dollar index weakens

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield climbed 58 basis points this year to 4.81%, while the Dollar Index gained only 0.9%, helping underpin crypto gains.

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CoinDesk reports that FX markets are showing a shift in how investors interpret rising bond yields, and that change is feeding into the crypto narrative as the U.S. dollar weakens.

The outlet points to the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield climbing 58 basis points this year to 4.81%, its highest since October 2023, while the Dollar Index rose just 0.9% to 99.22. It also contrasts other moves across major economies, including Germany’s 10-year yield up 45 basis points and Japan’s up 90 basis points, with the yen recently sliding to four-decade lows rather than strengthening.

CoinDesk adds that if higher yields are being read as a warning sign for fiscal strain rather than strength, that would flip the usual bond yield headwind argument for crypto. The newsletter says investors may look toward hard assets such as bitcoin and gold in a scenario of so-called financial repression, where governments use low inflation-adjusted rates and currency debasement to manage debt.

In day-to-day trading, CoinDesk says bitcoin was near $77,700 as of the time of writing, up 0.8% since midnight UTC. It also notes smaller tokens ARB up 20% and LIT up 12%.

Latest closeGold $4,431.70 ▲1.9%|Bitcoin $81,004.44 ▲4.8%|Dollar index 99.58 ▼0.1%

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