BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes forecasts the U.S. Federal Reserve will be forced to restart its money printers, creating a tailwind for crypto assets. The thesis, presented in a recent dialogue, points to a complex macroeconomic picture where AI-driven deflation and energy-led inflation create conflicting pressures that corner the central bank into expanding the money supply.
"The Fed will be forced to print money to counteract the dual pressures of AI-driven deflation and simultaneous energy-driven inflation," Hayes said. He argues that as artificial intelligence automates tasks and pushes down the cost of labor, a deflationary force will emerge. However, this will happen alongside persistent inflation in the energy sector, creating a policy dilemma.
According to Hayes's framework, the Fed cannot effectively fight both battles with traditional tools. As of 15:00 UTC, Bitcoin (BTC) traded at $68,459, up 0.37% in the last 24 hours on trading volume of over $30 billion, per CoinGecko data. Hayes's thesis suggests such assets are primed to benefit from the anticipated increase in market liquidity that would result from renewed quantitative easing.
The core of the argument is that this environment could spark a wave of speculative buying in assets like Bitcoin, which are viewed as a hedge against currency debasement. If the thesis gains traction, investors may increasingly shift capital toward hard assets and inflation-resistant digital currencies, viewing them as a store of value while the central bank's balance sheet expands.
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