The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield has surged to 4.50%, leading to rising costs of borrowing and investor concerns about inflation and government debts.
Experts speculate that large TradFi hedge funds engaging in risky trading strategies related to synthetic treasury basis trades could be the cause of this spike.
For the impact on the crypto market, it may not matter unless the Federal Reserve intervenes with measures such as quantitative easing or yield curve control.
Higher treasury yields could lead to a weaker dollar, potentially benefiting Bitcoin in the long term. However, in the short term, the correlation between equities and Bitcoin could mean a drag on the crypto market due to pressure on equity prices.