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By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)<\/p>\n

A weaker dollar, subdued inflation and heightened tensions in the Middle East are reshaping the crypto market’s trajectory, giving bitcoin (BTC) room to run<\/a> in the future, while pushing it down in the near term. While the largest cryptocurrency is lower today, analysts say a price of $200,000 is in play by year-end.<\/p>\n

One influence is the U.S. interest rate. Consumer prices rose less than forecast last month, increasing the chance of a Federal Reserve rate cut, which would bolster risk assets including cryptocurrencies. With core inflation stable at 2.8%, traders now largely expect two cuts this year beginning in September, according to the CME\u2019s FedWatch<\/a> tool.<\/p>\n

Then there’s the Middle East. The U.S. said yesterday it was moving people out of the region<\/a> over heightened security risk and amid reports Israel is considering military action against Iran.<\/a> Earlier today, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog, ruled that Iran was in breach of its non-proliferation duties<\/a> for the first time in 20 years.<\/p>\n

With tensions rising, investors are ditching the dollar in favor of safe havens including gold and the Swiss franc as they position for a potential conflict. That has also pushed down cryptocurrency prices, with BTC losing 1.7% of its value in the last 24 hours and the broader CoinDesk 20 (CD20<\/a>) Index retreating 2.25%.<\/p>\n

\u201cBitcoin continues to trade like a classic risk-on asset, responding sharply to macro tailwinds,\u201d Boris Alergant, head of institutional partnerships at Babylon and a former Ripple and JPMorgan executive, told CoinDesk.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat said, the broader picture for BTC remains optimistic,\u201d Alergant said. \u201cMore institutions are emulating MicroStrategy\u2019s BTC treasury strategy, creating a steady base of structural demand.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, the SEC\u2019s recent willingness to greenlight ETF applications tied to altcoins such as solana, led to predictions of an \u201caltcoin ETF summer<\/a>\u201d while signals of regulatory friendliness toward staking<\/a> and protocol-based yield helped lift DeFi tokens.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis marks the first time the SEC has shown coordinated openness to both layer-1 assets and the DeFi ecosystem,\u201d Youwei Yang, chief economist at BIT Mining, told CoinDesk in an emailed statement. <\/p>\n

James Butterfill, head of research at CoinShares, pointed to $900 million in new digital asset fund inflows this week, suggesting that investor confidence is rebounding.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis resurgence comes as bitcoin trades near all-time highs and global money supply conditions loosen, suggesting there could be further upside potential for digital asset prices more broadly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Keep in mind, though, the balance of global events. Tame inflation could help boost risk assets, yet unexpected escalation in the Middle East could reverse those gains. Stay alert!<\/p>\n

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