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US Inflation Surges to New 40-Year High, What That Means for Crypto

GSR Markets’ Benoit Bosc discusses the current state of the crypto markets as the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 8.5%, hitting a new 40-year high. Meanwhile, bitcoin and other digital assets are trading down.

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First Mover Americas: Crypto Traders Eye US CPI Report, Monero Shines

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for April 12, 2022.

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US Inflation Jumps to Fresh 4-Decade High of 8.5% in March

The U.S. Consumer Price Index accelerated last month as supply bottlenecks and war-related sanctions pushed already-elevated inflation higher.

Binance Labs recauda $500M para invertir en Web 3 y blockchain. (Giorgio Trovato/Unplash)

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Long Crypto Traders Feel Pain as Bitcoin's Slide Leads to $430M in Liquidations

Nearly 90% of all liquidations in the past 24 hours came from traders betting on the upside.

Convex users are battling through excess liquidity. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

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First Mover Asia: Mark Karpeles’ UnGox Wants to Help Investors Assess the Risks of Crypto Products; Bitcoin Drops Below $40K

The CEO of the infamous Mt. Gox crypto exchange is re-entering the industry with a rating service. But is he in touch with the latest developments?; ether also falls.

Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles (CoinDesk screenshot from conference livestream)

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Sell-Off Deepens as Correlation With Stocks Rises

BTC is down 40% from its November peak, compared with a 16% drop in the Nasdaq 100 over the same period.

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Falls Below $40K for First Time Since Mid-March

Nydig, a bitcoin-focused asset manager, cites fears of rising inflation and a tighter Fed policy as reasons for the drop.

Bitcoin on Monday fell below $40,000 for the first time since March 16. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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BTC Approaching $37-$40K Support Following Bitcoin 2022 Conference

Arca’s David Nage discusses his take on why BTC is approaching a support zone of only $37-$40K amid the excitement of the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami and the Luna Foundation Guard’s ongoing BTC purchasing spree. Nage tells why bitcoin is a “supply and demand asset,” noting possible sell-offs as investors prepare their taxes.

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