Inflation


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Bitcoin Tumbles Below $59K Amid Inflation Worry, Regulatory Onslaught on Crypto

Uniswap's UNI token was the only CoinDesk 20 constituent in the green over the past 24 hours.

Bitcoin price on 10/10 (CoinDesk)

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U.S. September CPI Disappoints, Rising a Faster Than Expected 0.2%

Bitcoin fell, with the news likely to further raise the odds of a Fed pause at the its next policy meeting in November.

U.S. inflation data for September was released Thursday morning (Frank van Hulst/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Nurse Losses as Dollar Strengthens Ahead of U.S. Inflation Report

A hotter-than-expected inflation report would weaken the case for Fed interest-rate cuts.

BTC, ETH drop as the dollar index rallies. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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U.S. Core Inflation Rose 0.3% in August, Faster Than Anticipated

The price of bitcoin initially slipped following Wednesday morning's report.

U.S. August inflation data was released Wednesday morning (Frank van Hulst/Unsplash)

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U.S. CPI Rose 0.2% in July, Matching Expectations

Bitcoin continued with modest daily gains at $61,300 following the report.

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Markets

Crypto Turns Broadly Lower in U.S. Afternoon Trade as Stocks Give Away Gains

An overnight bounce following dovish remarks from the Bank of Japan has failed to hold.

Ether has fallen below a key bull market trendline.  (Eva Blue/Unsplash)

Markets

Ethereum Experienced Its Highest Inflationary Period in the Last Quarter: Fidelity

Layer-2 adoption has been impressive since the Dencun upgrade in March, with transactions on these blockchains increasing around 20%, the report said.

Ethereum (Unsplash)

Markets

Fed Might Focus on Weakening Labor Market Rather Than Inflation as It Mulls Rate Cuts: Economists

Thursday’s CPI report showed that prices declined on a monthly basis for the first time since March 2020, spurring hope that the Fed will finally cut rates.

A weakening labor market could persuade the Fed to cut rates even as inflation is not yet back to the Fed's 2% goal. (Anchalee Phanmaha/Getty Images)

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What Cooling Inflation Means for the Crypto Market

FedWatch Advisors founder and CIO Ben Emons joins CoinDesk to discuss the crypto markets' reaction to the latest Consumer Price Index report and his bitcoin price outlook as U.S. inflation calms down in June.

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U.S. Inflation Was Negative in June; Bitcoin Jumps Above $59K

Market participants became increasingly convinced that the Fed was going to trim rates at its September meeting following the report.

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