Aug 20, 2026 commentary
Spot Demand Emerges as Policy Signals Tilt Toward Financial Repression
₿ Conviction
Crypto extended its rally Wednesday even as equities softened and yields retraced much of the prior session’s decline. The divergence is significant: digital assets are beginning to decouple from their recent correlation with risk assets, and the composition of buying is shifting in a way that suggests this move may prove more durable than the short-squeeze-driven rallies that characterized June and July.