Update from 5/16 below. This post was originally published on May 15
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The price of bitcoin has breached the $65,000 per bitcoin mark for the first time since early May as traders ramp up their bets. The Federal Reserve will soon declare victory in its war on inflation and cut interest rates – although Elon Musk recently joined other leading investors in warning ‘stealth money printing’ could destroy the US dollar.
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Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and crypto traders are increasingly betting on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome … [+]
“Bitcoin is still in the early stages of an upcycle,” said Tom Lee, managing partner and head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors. CNBC. “So the idea that it could reach $150,000 this year is still within our base case.”
The latest monthly US consumer price index data show the US inflation rate eased slightly in April, rising 0.3% from 0.4% in March, and against economists’ estimates of 0.4%.
“I think it helps that the Fed is reiterating its view on inflation and that it is relatively milder than where the market is,” Lee said. “So I think this is the process of why the markets are recovering.”
The price of bitcoin has risen about 75% since the start of the year, rising along with expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year.
“We know there is a lot of demand,” Lee said. “Capital expenditures are increasing, the ISMs [international securities markets] show up, there’s $6 trillion in cash sitting on the sidelines and people have been cautious for over two years now.”
05/16 update: World’s largest futures exchange operator CME gears up to launch add spot bitcoin trading, it was reported by the Financial Times, citing a leak from three anonymous sources.
The unconfirmed plan to open CME to bitcoin trading is in response to Wall Street’s “surging demand” for bitcoin following the launch of a fleet of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in January – which will increase the amount of capital emphasizes what remains. on the sidelines” of the bitcoin and crypto market.
The 11 spot bitcoin ETFs that exploded on Wall Street earlier this year have taken the financial establishment by storm, skyrocketing to about $50 billion in combined assets under management since January and becoming some of the fastest-growing ETFs ever.
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However, some bitcoin and crypto market analysts have downplayed the Federal Reserve’s long-term impact on the bitcoin price.
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Bitcoin price has surpassed its 2021 peak, boosting the price of Ethereum, XRP and the broader crypto … [+]
“While the Federal Reserve’s policies may cause volatility in the short term, they do not fundamentally change bitcoin’s long-term trajectory,” Leena ElDeeb, research associate at bitcoin and crypto investment firm 21Shares, said in an emailed commentary. “Therefore, Bitcoin currently occupies a unique position as a risk-on and risk-off asset, navigating unique market dynamics.”
This year’s bitcoin price rally has been fueled by a fleet of new Wall Street-spot bitcoin ETFs, opening up the bitcoin market to large groups of investors who view crypto exchanges as risky.
Last month, a major banking leak on Wall Street suggested that brokers could soon get the green light to recommend spot bitcoin ETFs to their clients.