Bitcoin gained 84.2% from January 10, 2024, through October 5, 2026, while the ten-year nominal Treasury yield rose 127 basis points. The ten-year real Treasury yield rose 113 basis points over the same period. A comparison of 2,435 matched daily changes since January 2017 found weak linear relationships between Bitcoin returns, Treasury yield changes and dollar-index returns. Monthly results differed, limiting any simple bearish price signal from higher yields. The findings do not establish that rising yields caused Bitcoin's latest decline or that ETFs caused Bitcoin's gain.
