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Peter McCormack: Balaji Srinivasan’s $1M Bitcoin Bet Could Be Right, but I Hope He’s Wrong

Podcaster Peter McCormack is out with a new opinion piece in CoinDesk's Consensus Magazine, discussing the seeming return of bitcoin's inflation hedge thesis and what it takes to get people into bitcoin. McCormack also weighs in on Balaji Srinivasan's bet that bitcoin will reach $1 million, writing in part, "my concern, like many bitcoiners is that we’re still not ready for a world where Balaji’s prediction is proven correct, and if he is right, we have much bigger problems to worry about."

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Bitcoin Hovers Around $28K as Options Worth Billions of Dollars Expire

Bitcoin (BTC) is under pressure on Friday as options worth billions of dollars expired and some traders took bearish bets on the cryptocurrency's Ethereum-based wrapped version, WBTC. Bannockburn Global Forex Chief Market Strategist Marc Chandler shares his crypto markets analysis and the impact the ongoing banking crisis may have on the U.S. Federal Reserve's fight against inflation. "We know that banking crises, financial crises tend to be deflationary. What we don't know is the magnitude and the duration," Chandler said.

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Bitcoin Hovers Around $28K as PCE Rose 0.3% in February

Bitcoin is trading around $28,000 as the PCE price index, the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge, increased 0.3% in February. Bannockburn Global Forex Chief Market Strategist Marc Chandler weighs in on the state of inflation in the U.S. and how current macroeconomic conditions could impact the crypto market.

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Is Bitcoin a Hedge Against Inflation?

"I think what we're actually seeing now, for the first time, is a shift into that narrative of bitcoin being that inflation hedge," Innovating Capital General Partner Anthony Georgiades said. He shares his crypto markets analysis following the latest interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

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Bitcoin Hits 9-Month High as U.S. Inflation Slowed to 6% Annual Rate in February

Bitcoin (BTC) broke above $26,000 after the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed U.S. inflation dropping to 0.4% from 0.5% in January, slowing to 6% on a year-over-year basis. “The Hash” panel discusses the impact of the cooling inflation on crypto markets.

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Bitcoin Touches 3-Week Low as Market Sees Federal Reserve Lifting Rates to 5.65%

Bitcoin fell to a three-week low earlier Wednesday, as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's hawkish testimony to Congress spurred traders to price in a higher "terminal rate." The Digital Economy Initiative Advisory Council Member Martha Reyes discusses the impact of the central bank leader's speech on digital assets and the outlook on the dragging battle against inflation.

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Fed’s Powell: Ultimate Level of Interest Rates Likely Higher Than Previously Expected

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is speaking to lawmakers about his semi-annual monetary policy report and explains why "the ultimate level of interest rates is likely to be higher than previously anticipated," as the battle against inflation drags on.

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21.co CEO on Macroeconomic Impact on Bitcoin

21.co co-founder and CEO Hany Rashwan weighs in on bitcoin (BTC)'s performance amid macro pressures. "I don't think we're out of the woods yet," Rashwan said. "Clearly inflation is still rampant."

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