Ah, the old adage: when in doubt, blame the Fed. Arthur Hayes, that sly fox of the crypto world, posits that a protracted US-Iranian quarrel might just be the cherry on top of a Bitcoin sundae. Not because war is a parlor trick for markets, but because the Federal Reserve, that ever-reliable ally, would likely respond with a rate cut so swift, it would make a magician’s hand look slow.
Why Bitcoin Might Just Be the New War Chest
In his March 2 essay, “iOS Warfare,” the BitMEX co-founder laid out a thesis so delightfully contrarian, it could make a Victorian matron blush. Should President Trump dabble in Iranian nation-building, Hayes suggests, the political and fiscal strain might just nudge the Fed into a monetary tango. “The longer Trump engages in the extremely costly activity of Iranian nation-building,” he wrote, “the higher the likelihood the Fed lowers the price and increases the quantity of money to support Pax Americana’s latest bout of Middle Eastern adventurism.”
Hayes’ argument, as charmingly convoluted as a Shakespearean sonnet, rests on historical patterns rather than a direct forecast on oil, geopolitics, or battlefield outcomes. He points to prior US military engagements in the Middle East and says major conflicts were followed, or accompanied, by easier monetary policy. For Hayes, it’s not the war itself that matters-it’s the Fed’s awkward attempts to play nanny to a trembling economy.
To support his theory, Hayes cites several episodes, including the Gulf War, where the Fed initially stayed put but signaled that worsening conditions could force a shift. “The heightened uncertainties… had greatly complicated the formulation of an effective monetary policy,” he quotes. A sentiment so eloquently phrased, it could double as a love letter.
He also highlights the Fed’s response after 9/11, where then-Chair Alan Greenspan declared, “It’s clear that the events of last week… have created a heightened degree of fear and uncertainty…” A dramatic flair worthy of a West End stage.
For Hayes, geopolitical shocks are merely the opening act. His framing is blunt: when war dents confidence, threatens growth, or pressures markets, the policy answer tends to be lower rates and more liquidity. That, in turn, is the backdrop he believes tends to favor Bitcoin. A curious alliance, if ever there was one.
Still, Hayes is not calling for an immediate risk-on trade. He says the market does not yet know how long Trump would stay committed to reshaping Iran, nor how much market or political pain the administration can absorb before changing course. Because of that, he argues the cleaner trade is to wait for confirmation from policy rather than front-run the thesis too early.
“The prudent action is to wait and see,” Hayes wrote. “The time to back up the truck and buy Bitcoin and high-quality shitcoins like HYPE is immediately after the Fed cuts rates and or prints money to support the government’s goals in Iran.” A strategy as daring as it is… well, daring.
At press time, Bitcoin traded at $66,218. A figure so high, it could make a socialist blush.
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