According to analyst Alex Krger, action in the bond market spurred gains in cryptocurrencies. “Rates came off in the 48 hours leading to yesterday’s [Tuesday’s] pump,” he told CoinDesk. On Monday, the U.S. 10-year bond yielded 0.950%. By Wednesday afternoon, it was 0.926%.
Calling Wednesday’s action a “strong market,” Chris Thomas, head of digital asset at Swissquote, said bitcoin’s price was “being pushed higher by retail flows. We have seen a few [institutional investors] but not too many,” adding that “most are on holiday until next Monday.”