Last week the 10-year yield started pushing toward 5% while most crypto traders stayed glued to green candles and ignored the bond market entirely.
The real pain is getting liquidated on leveraged
$BTC longs because you treated rising yields as background noise. You hold through the grind, then the unwind hits and there is no clean exit.
This is not a random spike. The 10-year nearing 5% raises the hurdle rate for every risk asset. Capital that was happy sitting in crypto now has a safer, higher-yielding alternative, which historically pulls liquidity out of
$BTC first and then the rest of the complex. $USDT inflows typically accelerate as positions get closed and traders park cash. In a market sitting at Fear & Greed 68, that rotation often arrives faster than people expect. Alts that were already thin on liquidity, including names like
$FIL , tend to feel the pressure even more.
The 2-year climbing at the same time only tightens the noose. Most people missed the last similar setup because they were too busy chasing whatever was pumping. The lesson is that when Treasuries start competing, overleverage becomes the fastest way to lose money.
Where do you think this goes from here if the 10-year actually prints 5?
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