{"id":13214,"date":"2026-09-14T13:15:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=13214"},"modified":"2026-09-14T13:15:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:15:33","slug":"hedge-fund-assets-rise-400b-before-bitcoins-fed-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=13214","title":{"rendered":"Hedge fund assets rise $400B before Bitcoin\u2019s Fed test"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Newly released Federal Reserve data show domestic hedge funds expanded their gross balance sheets during the second quarter, months before the central bank\u2019s September rate decision.<\/p>\n

The potential risk to Bitcoin is indirect. A policy surprise could raise funding or collateral demands across leveraged portfolios, forcing funds to find cash in liquid markets.<\/p>\n

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Gross asset value was $2.7857 trillion in the first quarter. It reached $3.1859 trillion in the second quarter. That was a $400 billion increase. The table defines gross asset value as total assets, not gross notional exposure.<\/p>\n

Securities sold short stood at $651 billion in the first quarter. The total reached $799 billion in the second quarter. That marked a $148 billion rise.<\/p>\n

Margin loans due to U.S. security brokers and dealers were $110 billion in the first quarter. They reached $131 billion in the second quarter. That was a $21 billion increase.<\/p>\n

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The Bitcoin spillover test<\/h2>\n

The FOMC is scheduled to meet Sept. 15\u201316, 2026, at a gathering associated with its Summary of Economic Projections. A surprise in rates or the policy outlook could reprice Treasury positions and the collateral that finances them.<\/p>\n