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Bitcoin Slides Below $79,000 After U.S. Yields Hit 12-Month Highs

Rising yields signal a tougher rate path that draws money to Treasuries over non-yielding crypto.

Overview

  • Bitcoin fell to $78,600 after Friday's jump in the 10-year Treasury yield to about 4.54% pushed investors away from risk assets.
  • Markets now price more than a 44% chance of a Federal Reserve rate hike by December 2026, according to CME FedWatch data.
  • April consumer inflation ran at 3.8% year over year, which helped drive Treasury borrowing costs to their highest levels in a year.
  • The tokenized Treasury market reached a record total value above $15 billion, giving institutions on-chain access to government bond yields.
  • Bitcoin stayed below its 200-day average near $82,228 after five failed closes in May, and Thursday's Senate Banking Committee vote on the Clarity Act only lifted prices above $82,000 briefly.