Inflation


Videos

Inflation Reaches 40-Year High of 8.5%, Can Crypto Help?

The inflation rate in the U.S. have yet again reached a 40-year high of 8.5% amid geopolitical uncertainty. “The Hash” group discusses whether or not bitcoin can be used as an inflation hedge and its steady price action following the Consumer Price Index (CPI) announcement.

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Videos

Indian Taxes Hit Trading; Bored Apes Movie Debut

India tax breaks crypto’s back. Crypto follows broader market down as pandemic and inflation concerns persist. Bored Apes get animated in partnership with Coinbase. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Videos

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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Finance

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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Markets

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.

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Markets

White House in Damage Control Mode as Crypto Markets Brace for 8%-Plus Inflation

The Biden administration blames Russia's war on Ukraine for the extraordinary elevated inflation to be revealed by Tuesday's data from the U.S. Labor Department.

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Finance

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Eyes Weekly Loss Ahead of US CPI

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for April 8, 2022.

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Finance

A Censorship-Resistant Inflation Index Is Being Built on Chainlink

Truflation currently measures a 13.3% inflation rate, as opposed to the 7.9% measured by the Consumer Price Index in March.

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