Powell Investigation May Introduce ‘risk Premia’ For Bitcoin: Analysts (2026)

Bitcoin’s non-sovereign narrative is gaining attention as reports of a probe into US Fed Chair Jerome Powell raise concerns over political pressure and markets.

Bitcoin’s role as a non-sovereign risk asset may benefit from renewed investor focus amid a criminal investigation into US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Federal prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into Powell over testimony he gave to a Senate committee about renovations to the Fed’s buildings.

In a Sunday statement, Powell said the investigation is “a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President.” President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked Powell and the Fed for refusing to grant his demands to cut interest rates.

The investigation introduces short-term political headwinds for all risk assets, particularly US equities. However, a “systemic correction” in equities may bring renewed demand for Bitcoin’s (BTC) “non-sovereign” attributes, according to analysts from crypto exchange Bitunix.

“When confidence in dollar credibility and central bank independence is questioned, decentralized assets tend to receive narrative-driven risk premia,” the analysts told Cointelegraph. “Over the long term, if political interference in monetary policy becomes structural, Bitcoin’s role as a “non-sovereign risk asset” is likely to be further reinforced.”

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“This environment is literally what Bitcoin was created for,” said popular Bitcoin analyst Will Clemente.

“The President is coming after the Fed chair. Metals are ripping as sovereigns diversify reserves. Stocks & risk assets at record highs. Geopolitical risk rising,” said Clemente in a Monday X post.

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Source: CoinTelegraph