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Bitcoin Wins While Fed Prints More 'Fiat Toilet Paper', Says Arthur Hayes - Decrypt

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes believes that if the Federal Reserve continues its ineffective strategy to combat inflation, Bitcoin and other risk assets with finite supply will benefit in the long run.

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BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes believes that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could benefit from the interest income earned on US government paper, and predicts that Bitcoin will only fall mildly by less than 5% in the current market downturn.
BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes warns that traditional finance institutions are planning to take control of the cryptocurrency industry by offering crypto derivatives and becoming gatekeepers for their deposit bases, potentially compromising the decentralization and ethos of cryptocurrencies.
BlackRock's Rick Rieder suggests that the Federal Reserve can now end its inflation fight as the labor market in the US is cooling down after gaining 26 million jobs in the past three years.
Bitcoin has been on a bull run since the Federal Reserve's $25 billion program to stabilize the US banking system, according to BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, who predicts that the market will respond in the next six to 12 months.
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Bitcoin is predicted to reach $22,000 due to worsening investor sentiment and the impact of lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase, while BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes claims the bull market began in March.
Investors are concerned about the downside potential of Bitcoin due to looming FTX liquidations and the Federal Reserve's monetary tightening, leading to a negative correlation between Bitcoin's price and implied volatility.
Popular analyst Arthur Hayes argues that traditional economic theories about Bitcoin's relationship with interest rates will fail due to the US government's substantial debt, as inflation may become "sticky" and bond yields may not keep up with GDP growth, leading bondholders to seek higher yielding "risk assets" like Bitcoin.