If the Fed trusts this single 2.2% metric, Bitcoin could break $65.3k and ignite a path to $68k
Bitcoin is trading near $63,000, with rate markets assigning roughly 66% odds to a September Federal Reserve hike, under a policy framework Kevin Warsh has left partly hidden. The Fed chair has defined his reaction function around “underlying inflation,” then declined to disclose how he weighs the indicators that…
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