Fidelity Says Correlation Between US Treasury Yields and Bitcoin Has Reached a Record High
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Fidelity Digital Assets stated that the correlation between Bitcoin and US 10-year real interest rates in 2026 exceeded 0.6, reaching a record high.
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Fidelity: Correlation Between US Treasury Yields and Bitcoin Hits a Record High
PANews October 17 reports that, according to Fidelity Digital Assets' latest analysis, US 10-year Treasury yields recently reached their highest level since Bitcoin's inception. Meanwhile, US federal debt surpassed 40000000000000 USD, a record high, while interest expenses have exceeded Medicare, becoming the second-largest item in the federal budget. Historically, Bitcoin had virtually no correlation with 10-year real interest rates, but this has turned positive in recent years. In 2026, their correlation exceeded 0.6, setting a record high. Over the past 2 months, Bitcoin rose nearly 30%，10-year US Treasury yields rose by more than 10%in tandem. Fidelity noted that amid elevated debt and mounting fiscal pressure, Bitcoin is increasingly viewed as a potential hedge against currency depreciation and sovereign debt risk due to its fixed supply and transparent issuance mechanism. If the current trend continues, interest expenses may soon become the largest item in the federal budget.
PANews said its information came from Fidelity Digital Assets' latest analysis.
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The report stated that US 10-year Treasury yields recently reached their highest level since Bitcoin's inception.
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US federal debt surpassed 40000000000000 USD, while interest expenses exceeded Medicare, becoming the second-largest item in the federal budget.
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The report stated that Bitcoin and 10-year real interest rates had virtually no correlation in the past, but this has turned positive in recent years. In 2026, the correlation exceeded 0.6。
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Over the past 2 months, Bitcoin rose nearly 30%，10-year US Treasury yields rose by more than 10%。
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Fidelity noted that Bitcoin is increasingly viewed as a potential hedge against currency depreciation and sovereign debt risk due to its fixed supply and transparent issuance mechanism.
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The report considers that, if the current trend continues, interest expenses may soon become the largest item in the federal budget.
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A correlation above 0 indicates that the metrics have moved in the same direction more frequently recently. The report's key change is that Bitcoin previously had virtually no relationship with US 10-year real interest rates, but the correlation in 2026 rose above 0.6. Correlation only describes the degree of co-movement and does not prove that rising interest rates caused Bitcoin to rise.
Why it matters to readers
This could reinforce the narrative of Bitcoin as a potential hedge against currency depreciation and sovereign debt risk, and means that US long-term interest rates, federal debt, and interest expenses should also be monitored when assessing Bitcoin.
Beginners should not make trading decisions based solely on correlation or the 2-month trend; they can first verify the original analysis, statistical methodology, and whether this co-movement can persist.
Risks and unknowns
The original Fidelity Digital Assets analysis was not provided, so the correlation calculation method and data period cannot be verified.
The original text alternately uses “10-year Treasury yield,” “10-year real interest rate,” and “10-year US Treasury yield,” making it unclear whether the relevant data use the same methodology.
The original text provides no verification results as to whether fixed supply and a transparent issuance mechanism can enable Bitcoin to effectively hedge currency depreciation and sovereign debt risk.
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Correlation does not imply causation and may decline or reverse in the future.
Interest expense becoming the largest federal budget expenditure is a conditional forecast and has not yet occurred.
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