Inflation


Opinion

Bitcoin, Inflation and the Expectations Game

For stocks, new data is often already "priced in." For bitcoin, it seems, things are different.

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Investors Seeking Inflation Hedge as US CPI Number Reached Highest Level in 40 Years. Is Bitcoin Still a Good Choice?

Prices rose at the fastest pace since 1982 in December, up 7% from a year ago. PwC Global Crypto Lead Henri Arslanian discusses what this means for investors and the crypto markets.

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Markets

US Inflation Rose to Nearly Four-Decade High of 7% in December

The consumer price index is closely watched by bitcoin investors who view the cryptocurrency as a hedge against inflation.

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Markets

Bitcoin's Options Market Trims Bearish Bias as US Inflation Report Looms

Bitcoin's put-call skews recede, signaling waning demand for downside protection.

Bitcoin's put-call skews recede as demand for downside protection wanes. (Skew)

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Traders Will Be Watching if December CPI Confirms Inflation at 4-Decade High

Tighter Fed monetary policy could put more downward pressure on risky assets from stocks to cryptocurrencies.

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Bitcoin IRA Survey Shows 1 in 3 Americans Think BTC Will Reach $100K by End of 2022

Bitcoin IRA Chief Operating Officer Chris Kline dives into some key findings from its crypto investors survey for the start of 2022. Kline says highlighting inflation was the leading reason for retirement investors flocking to the crypto space. Plus, why one in three Americans think bitcoin price will reach $100,000 in 2022 in his survey.

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Genesis Volatility CEO: 2022 Market Insights

Greg Magadini, CEO of crypto options analytics platform Genesis Volatility, starts off the new year with a discussion about inflation's effect on crypto markets and compares gold and bitcoin as inflation hedges. Plus, his insights on how BTC returns weigh up to the S&P 500 and the potential of Polkadot as a competitor to Ethereum and Solana.

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Is Bitcoin as Valuable as the Swiss Franc?

Luzius Meisser, president of crypto exchange Bitcoin Suisse, speaks on the state of inflation in Europe while comparing the market cap of bitcoin to that of the Swiss franc and gold. Plus, insights into Bitcoin Suisse Founder Niklas Nikolajsen planning to step down from his role as chairman, with Meisser taking his position.

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