# OilFed

Oil up, bonds paying real 3%, and Fed back on stage next week, so crypto trades macro, not memes.
Brent and WTI ran $88.58 to $91.42 in last 72 hours after Iran halt talk hit wires July 23. When oil jumps 3%, CPI fear lifts. That pushed 30-year TIPS to near 3% above inflation, top in 17 years per Treasury data July 23. For saver, 3% real for 30 years via US gov is rare. For $BTC and gold, which pay zero yield, hold cost jumps. CoinDesk note July 23 said bulls face a test unlike prior cycles, since safe yield now beats zero yield. $BTC held $65,032 to $65,674 for three days after 13% run from $