Inflation

Inflation

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Tumbles Below $27K Amid Heightening Inflation Concerns

Ether and other major altcoins underperformed BTC over the weekend as investors continued to steer away from riskier assets; Is there a case for inflation?

Bitcoin and other cryptos fell. (David Pu'u/Getty Images)

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Sino Global Capital CEO on ‘Catalyst’ for Next Crypto Cycle

Matthew Graham, Sino Global Capital CEO, discuses his outlook on the crypto markets as U.S. inflation hits a 40-year high.

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Bitcoin falls below $30K as Inflation Hits 40-Year High

Anastasia Amoroso, iCapital chief investment strategist, discusses her outlook on the crypto markets as inflation hits a 40-year high.

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Opinion

Tackling the Inflation Misinformation Machine

The current bout of inflation is transitory, but it’s far better than deflation.

Given a choice, inflation is a better option than deflation. (Peter Cade/Getty Images)

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VanEck CEO: Bitcoin Becoming Competitor to Gold

VanEck CEO Jan van Eck discusses bitcoin as an "overvalued" investments and the potential competition between bitcoin and gold.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Slips Below $30K as Inflation Hits New Four-Decade High

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for June 10, 2022.

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Markets

Inflation Unexpectedly Reaccelerated to 8.6% in May, Hitting a Fresh 4-Decade High

Bitcoin dipped about $500 on the news, trading around the $29,500 level in the minutes following the CPI report.

Inflation rose to 8.6% in May. (Malte Mueller/Getty images)

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Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi Is Still Optimistic in the Crypto Bear Market

Crypto’s most successful projects have historically been built during downcycles, he says.

Dragonfly Capital's Haseeb Qureshi at Consensus 2022 (Daniel Kuhn/CoinDesk)

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What Should Investors Expect This Summer?

Edward Moya, a senior market analyst with OANDA, explains how inflation pressures weigh on investors and why Bitcoin didn’t head towards a $100,000 price. “The market just really got nervous, and you saw all the short-term holders just pretty much want to exit it,” he says. Plus, what economists expect from Summer 2022.

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