Inflation


Analyses

Bitcoin and Today’s Wicked Inflation Share a Common Ancestor

In 2010, heterodox Fed member Thomas Hoenig spoke out against the central bank's experimental monetary policy.

Current and former Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Presidents Esther L. George and Thomas M. Hoenig (Wikimedia Commons)

Vidéos

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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Vidéos

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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Vidéos

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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Marchés

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.

Binance Labs recauda $500M para invertir en Web 3 y blockchain. (Giorgio Trovato/Unplash)

Marchés

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.

The White House South Lawn, Washington DC, America (Joe Daniel Price/Getty Images)