Compartilhe este artigo
U.S. Debt Ceiling Looms in Signal for a Bitcoin Cycle Bottom
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she expects the debt ceiling to be reached around the inauguration date for President-elect Donald Trump.
What to know:
- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she expects the new debt ceiling limit to be reached between Jan. 14 and Jan. 23.
- Raising the U.S. debt ceiling has historically been bearish for bitcoin.
- The inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20 adds to the political and economic uncertainty.
The U.S. is likely to hit the maximum it's legally allowed to borrow at some point between Jan. 14 and Jan. 23, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a Friday letter to the speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson. After that, the Treasury will take "extraordinary measures" to cut borrowing.
"I respectfully urge Congress to act to protect the full faith and credit of the United States," she wrote. In June 2023, Congress suspended the debt limit until Jan. 1, 2025.
STORY CONTINUES BELOW
Não perca outra história.Inscreva-se na Newsletter Crypto Daybook Americas hoje. Ver Todas as Newsletters
Risk assets weakened into the market close, just before the letter was publicized. U.S. equities fell, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones Industrial Average all losing about 1%. Bitcoin dropped as much as 4% from its intraday high.
Raising the debt ceiling has historically been a negative signal for the largest cryptocurrency, which has dropped or underperformed during the following days on the past five occasions.
This December has not been a strong month for bitcoin, which is down 3% and on track for its first red month since August.
To add to the political and economic uncertainty, President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration will occur on Jan. 20, between the dates Yellen highlighted.
According to Zerohedge, Congress first established a debt limit of $45 billion back in 1939 and has raised it 103 times as government spending continues to outpace tax receipts. The U.S. national debt is now over $36.2 trillion.
Another influence on the bitcoin price is its parallel to previous cycles. Since the cycle low that occurred during the FTX collapse in November 2022, BTC has been aligned with the previous two cycles.
It is now just shy of a 500% return, similar to the two previous cycles at the same point in the cycle. That's not a good sign for the bulls.
The 2018-2022 and 2015-2018 cycles both saw significant drawdowns at this point in the cycle, highlighted by the red box in the chart below. It's just possible Trump's inauguration date of Jan. 20 could signal a bottom for bitcoin.
More For You
What to know:
- As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M.
- GoPlus Intelligence's Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025 , with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. Total blockchain-level requests, including transaction simulations, averaged an additional 350 million per month.
- Since its January 2025 launch , the $GPS token has registered over $5B in total spot volume and $10B in derivatives volume in 2025. Monthly spot volume peaked in March 2025 at over $1.1B , while derivatives volume peaked the same month at over $4B.
More For You
XRP Faces Downside Risk as Social Sentiment Turns Wildly Negative
The turn in crowd mood comes after a two-month slide of roughly 31%, leaving the token vulnerable to further downside if risk appetite weakens across majors.
What to know:
- XRP's price approached the $2 mark as social sentiment around the token turned sharply negative, according to Santiment data.
- The token has experienced a 31% decline over two months, making it vulnerable to further losses if market risk appetite weakens.
- Santiment's sentiment model indicates XRP is in a 'fear zone,' where negative commentary significantly outweighs positive talk, potentially influencing market positioning.
Top Stories
