Inflation

Inflation

Finance

Brazil's Ailing Economy Is Helping Dollar-Pegged Stablecoins Find Traction

Brazilian crypto users are increasingly turning to USD-pegged stablecoins as the country's real sinks to record lows against the dollar.

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Markets

A Key Thesis for Bitcoin's Long-Term Bull Market Just Got a Knock

The narrative that inflation arising from the massive coronavirus stimulus efforts would lead to a long-term rise in bitcoin's price is looking weak with new data from the Federal Reserve.

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Markets

Bitcoin Is More Than an Inflation Hedge

While fears of a “great monetary inflation” have driven the recent bitcoin narrative, other aspects like censorship resistance and peaceful protest matter just as much.

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Markets

First Mover: Fed Sees No Inflation Through 2021, but Bitcoiners Are Betting on It Anyway

Bitcoin investors think "it's only a matter of time" before the U.S. experiences rocketing inflation.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Briefly Pops Past $10K as Fed Says Rates May Stay Near 0% Until 2022

Cryptocurrency traders slapped the buy button on bitcoin during the Federal Reserve’s non-announcement announcement, but the run-up didn’t last.

Source: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

Fed Officials See Anemic Inflation Despite Trillion-Dollar Money Injections

Federal Reserve officials see U.S. inflation as likely to stay below 2% over the next three years, based on a new summary of economic predictions released Wednesday by the central bank.

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Markets

First Mover: As Bitcoiners Eye Inflation Boost, Wall Street Sees Barely Any for Five Years

Wall Street doesn't think rising inflation is likely right now. Does that remove one of the reasons to invest in bitcoin?

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Markets

The Geopolitical Implications of a Too-Strong Dollar, Feat. Brent Johnson

A macro expert joins to discuss why the U.S. dollar and economy are more broadly poised to suck the liquidity from the entire global economy.

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Markets

Why a Strong Dollar Is Bad for the US and Bad for the World, Feat. Lyn Alden

Despite the specter of inflation from money printing, the dollar has gained strength. Here’s why that’s a problem - for everyone.

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Markets

The Great Monetary Inflation: Paul Tudor Jones' Complete Case for Bitcoin

The story behind the soundbite: why one of the world’s most famous investors is betting on bitcoin as a hedge against a new inflation era.

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