Bitcoin(CRYPTO:BTC) made another notable 24-hour move today, rising 2.6% since 4 p.m. ET yesterday (as of 1:30 p.m. ET), with Ethereum(CRYPTO: ETH) And Dogecoin(CRYPTO:DOGE) was also under offer, increasing by 3.8% and 4.4% respectively over the same period.
These moves brought Bitcoin back towards, and at times above, the pivotal $100,000 mark, with the world’s largest digital asset continuing to hover around this critical level. Ethereum and Dogecoin’s outsized moves make sense in the context of the broader dynamics that are generally at play when it comes to these three mega-cap projects, but let’s delve into what’s happening beneath the surface and beyond. the origin of such momentum in the crypto market as a whole and for these three projects in particular.
It’s a macro day, baby
Most of the discussion in traditional media (and on social media platforms as well) this morning revolves around today’s report on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which came in below expectations. Core CPI unexpectedly fell by a tenth of 1%, leading to renewed interest among investors in higher-growth, more speculative asset classes.
Of course, the fact is that headline inflation, at 2.9%, remains significantly above the Federal Reserve’s target, and concerns remain about Trump’s possible tariff plans and how the bond market will continue to respond to potentially higher deficits and growth over the next four years. years.
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But with this lower-than-expected baseline figure, the market has now priced in a greater likelihood of continued interest rate cuts. These implied cuts have put pressure on the U.S. dollar and improved the risk-reward outlook for risky assets, all factors that should benefit mega-cap cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (which is more tied to currency movements than two others), Ethereum and Dogecoin.
Are animal spirits ahead?
At a time when there are relatively few token-specific catalysts, market sentiment related to easing macroeconomic conditions is sometimes enough to provide a rising tide that lifts all boats. And given that cryptocurrency as an asset class is about as far from the risk spectrum as most traditional investors are willing to go, today’s outsized moves (which are higher than movements observed in most indices today) reflect this reality.
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Aside from this report’s likely impact on the US dollar (which will benefit Bitcoin), all risk assets stand to benefit from lower long-term yields. Indeed, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield is most often considered the appropriate discount rate for stocks and other risky assets. For crypto investors with a long-term investment horizon, discounting future growth to the present requires some sort of interest rate, and this is the particular number that most investors are currently paying close attention to. .
I believe that if macroeconomic conditions continue to ease and investors believe that more accommodative monetary policy is on the horizon, it is possible that animal spirits will return in force. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin are each widely regarded as quality digital assets by their associated communities. Maybe today’s CPI report is what they needed to hit supply again.
Chris MacDonald holds positions in Ethereum. The Motley Fool posts and recommends Bitcoin and Ethereum. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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