US Treasury sells $44 billion of seven-year notes at 4.473% yield, raising Bitcoin’s opportunity-cost bar
On July 28, 2026, the US Treasury sold $44 billion of seven-year debt at a 4.473% yield, 21.3 basis points higher than the June auction, with a 2.49 bid-to-cover ratio. On July 29, the Federal Reserve held the federal funds rate target range at 3.5%–3.75%. The higher government-backed yield lifts the risk-free benchmark and increases the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding, highly volatile assets such as Bitcoin, adding a macro-level headwind for crypto capital flows.