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According to Cointelegraph: The US House of Representatives has voted in favor of the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21), aimed at clarifying the rules of securities and commodities regulators in overseeing cryptocurrencies. The next step for the bill is a potentially challenging path through the US Senate, where it has neither a companion bill nor a set timeline for action.

The FIT21 bill, which saw 71 Democrats and 208 Republicans vote in favor, could face robust opposition in the Senate, considering the presence of prominent crypto critics like Senator Elizabeth Warren. Post the Senate Review, if approved, the bill would proceed to President Biden's desk. The President on May 22 expressed his administration's disapproval of the bill, though it didn't specify his vetoing intention.

While Coinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong, celebrated this development as a "total victory", crypto-focused lawyer Gabriel Shapiro countered by arguing that the FIT21 could still grant the SEC "considerable power". The bill, if passed, will primarily place the control of cryptocurrencies under the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), viewed as a more lax regulator than the SEC.

Hawkish dissent within the Federal Reserve, elevated oil prices and rising long-term inflation expectations are pushing bond yields higher.
His reaction also sums up the mood of several crypto analysts who see rising yields as a headwind At this point, the dynamic is simple. As long as yields remain attractive and [Fed's monetary policy] stays tight, capital has a real alternative to risk. This continues to pressure assets like crypto, depending on liquidity and momentum," Diana Pires, chief business officer at sFOX, said in an email to CoinDesk. sFOX is a San Francisco-based cryptocurrency prime dealer and trading platform designed for institutional investors, hedge funds, and businesses.
Bitcoin is already under pressure alongside an uptick in the Dollar Index (DXY). As of writing, BTC traded at $75,670, down 2% over 24 hours, and the DXY hovered above 99, looking to extend Wednesday's 0.5% gain.
Here's why rising bond yields typically hurt BTC and other risk assets. When the U.S. government needs to borrow money, it issues bonds, and the yield on those bonds is the annual return the bond investors earn. So, when yields rise, bonds become more attractive. A 30-year Treasury yielding 5% is an almost risk-free return.
Therefore, every dollar sitting in bitcoin is a dollar not earning that 5% yield. That tradeoff typically leads to capital rotation out of non-yielding risk assets, such as bitcoin and other risky assets like technology stocks. Rising yields also typically weigh on gold, which fell over 1% to a one-month low of $4,540 on Wednesday and last changed hands near $4,564.
Rising Treasury yields and a stronger dollar [have] historically pressured crypto valuations by tightening financial conditions," Vikram Subburaj, CEO of India-based FIU-registered Giottus exchange, said.
Note that the 30-year yield is not the only one rising. The 10-year yield, which serves as a benchmark for borrowing costs across the economy, is also elevated. Together, they point to financial tightening, a situation where borrowing gets costly, disincentivizing risk-taking in both financial markets and the economy.
Bond yields are also rising in the U.K. and other parts of the world.
The central bank left rates unchanged between 3.5% and 3.75%, as expected. What was not expected was the internal dissent. Three out of 12 voting officials pushed back against easing language in the statement, a development that has caught markets off guard.
That's pushed up expectations for higher-for-longer interest rates, which is showing up in bond yields.
The Fed's decision to keep rates steady wasn't the shocker, but those three dissenters calling for a strike on any easing guidance threw a bucket of ice on the market's pivot party. It's a classic hawkish signal, and as Bitcoin is usually an indicator of risk, Bitcoin is feeling it," Matt Mena, senior crypto research strategist at 21shares, said in an email.
ING characterized the so-called hawkish dissent by three officials as a warning shot aimed at incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump's pick to replace outgoing Chairman Jerome Powell. "They perhaps want to make it clear that they will not be easily swayed to his way of thinking that rates in time can be lowered," ING analysts said.
Interestingly, the policy statement released Wednesday contained no clear bias toward easing, reinforcing the message that the Fed is in no hurry to pivot.
The bond yield surge is not just about the Fed. Early Thursday, oil prices surged to their highest since 2022, with Brent briefly topping $125 per barrel, after Trump mulled extending the blockade of Iranian ports. Moreover, oil prices have been elevated, hovering largely between $80 to $120 since the Iran war began in late February.
As a result, energy prices at gas stations are surging, pushing long-term inflation expectations higher, as CoinDesk noted early this week.
Inflation is not convincingly back to target, and the Fed is not signaling a near-term shift. Markets may want clarity on cuts, but the Fed is not giving yet. Until that changes, flows will keep favoring yield and safety over volatility. For crypto, that means the macro backdrop remains a headwind, not a tailwind," Pires said.
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