Bitcoin survived 5% yields but crypto’s cheap-money era did not
Oct 02 2026 12:20 UTC
Bitcoin rallied through a historic Treasury selloff as higher yields repriced leverage, treasury-company financing and DeFi credit.
➤ Bitcoin experienced significant gains in Q3 2026, outperforming traditional assets despite rising US Treasury yields reaching 5.34%.
➤ Higher interest rates negatively impacted crypto markets by repricing leverage, increasing funding costs for treasury companies, and compressing DeFi yields.
➤ While Bitcoin's price absorbed the shock, the 'cheap money' era for crypto has ended, forcing DeFi yields to compete with safer, higher returns from government debt.
Read more at: https://rwatimes.io/articles/cryptoslate-bitcoin-survived-5-yields-but-cryptos-cheap-money-era-did-not-2918876928?utm_source=binance
Oct 02 2026 12:20 UTC
Bitcoin rallied through a historic Treasury selloff as higher yields repriced leverage, treasury-company financing and DeFi credit.
➤ Bitcoin experienced significant gains in Q3 2026, outperforming traditional assets despite rising US Treasury yields reaching 5.34%.
➤ Higher interest rates negatively impacted crypto markets by repricing leverage, increasing funding costs for treasury companies, and compressing DeFi yields.
➤ While Bitcoin's price absorbed the shock, the 'cheap money' era for crypto has ended, forcing DeFi yields to compete with safer, higher returns from government debt.
Read more at: https://rwatimes.io/articles/cryptoslate-bitcoin-survived-5-yields-but-cryptos-cheap-money-era-did-not-2918876928?utm_source=binance