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Grayscale’s head of research said that Bitcoin may have bottomed, arguing that macro factors, such as interest rate decisions as increasingly driving the price action of this maturing asset class.
Bitcoin may have bottomed earlier than its historical cycle low as macroeconomic factors such as interest rate decisions increasingly drive the cryptocurrency’s price action, signaling a maturing asset class, according to Grayscale’s head of research.
Grayscale’s head of research Zach Pandl stated that Bitcoin may have bottomed, with macro factors such as interest rate decisions increasingly driving the price action of this maturing asset class. This suggests the historical cycle low may not materialize this time, as macro conditions now dominate Bitcoin's trajectory.
Grayscale's head of research points to the increasing influence of macroeconomic factors, implying that Bitcoin's price may have already found a floor as it decouples from its traditional four-year cycle.
Higher rates typically dampen risk appetite, dragging down Bitcoin; falling or stable rates can support risk assets. Grayscale argues that Bitcoin now behaves more like a macro asset.
Historically, Bitcoin reached a cycle low roughly every four years following its halving events. The current deviation suggests the market is evolving.
Grayscale’s head of research said that Bitcoin may have bottomed, arguing that macro factors, such as interest rate decisions as increasingly driving the price action of this maturing asset class.
He said Bitcoin may have bottomed before its traditional cycle low, with macro factors increasingly driving the price action as the asset class matures.
The cryptocurrency is maturing as an asset class, making it more sensitive to interest rate decisions and broader economic trends, and less driven by its historical four-year cycle.
It suggests Bitcoin's price may now react more to Fed policy and inflation data than to its own halving cycles, shifting its behavior to that of a macro asset.