Cryptocurrency11 Aug 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: When safe assets compete with risk. Lessons from the 1960s–90s for bitcoin and…

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 11 2026 This is an excerpt from CoinDesk newsletter 'Daybook.' Sign up here , if you haven't already. Financial mar…

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 11 2026 This is an excerpt from CoinDesk newsletter 'Daybook.' Sign up here , if you haven't already. Financial markets’ risk-free rate, the yield on U.S. Treasury securities, is rising again . Crypto maximalists often dismiss this as background noise, but when the rate rises sharply, it often competes for capital with stocks and other assets. History shows that the resulting market adjustments tend to be painful. Jurrien Timmer, director of global ma…

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