BTC Refuses to Break Down - 17.08.2026 The weaker dollar is giving crypto some breathing room, but rising bond yields are a growing risk.

The episode explains the apparent contradiction between safe U.S. Treasuries yielding 5.25% and aggressive, quiet institutional moves into crypto—especially Ethereum—driven by staking yields, while market volatility sits at a historic low (60-day BTC volatility ~1.47%). It covers how macro forces are compressing prices, Wall Street’s preference for yield-bearing ETH products, the governance risk posed by EIP-8361, and the high-stakes White House meeting shaping regulatory clarity and the future rules of digital assets.   Subscribe to our daily Free Crypto Newsletter: https://crypto.report