Search
Inflation Is Here & BTC Will Hit USD 115K ‘Ahead of Target’ – Pantera
17.3.2021
Dan Morehead. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Bloomberg Markets and Finance
Dan Morehead, the CEO and founder of Pantera Capital, operator of the Blockchain Investment Fund, says that bitcoin (BTC) is “ahead of” his firm’s forecast schedule to hit USD 115,000 this summer – meaning that...
Hedge Fund Manager Says Sell-off in US Treasury Bonds a Threat to ‘High-Flying Assets’ Like BTC
17.3.2021
Hedge fund manager Bob Prince has warned that the recent sell-off in the U.S. government bond market could accelerate and this could “threaten high-flying assets” like cryptocurrencies and blank cheque companies. Prince, who is the co-CIO at Bridgewater Associates, links this looming...
Inflation Concerns Supersede Covid-19: 220 Investors Managing $650B Say Economy’s Biggest Risk Is Inflation
17.3.2021
As mainstream media pundits like the Bloomberg economics editor Peter Coy tell Americans to “tune out the hyperinflation hype,” fund managers from a recent Bank of America survey who collectively manage $630 billion, believe inflation is the biggest risk to markets right now. Instead...
Blackrock Executive Says Gold Now Less Effective Hedge Against Inflation
13.3.2021
A portfolio manager and member of Blackrock’s Global Allocation Fund says gold is now a less effective hedge against inflation as well as moves in other assets such as stocks. In comments that appear to undercut the precious metal’s renowned status, Russ Koesterich claims that...
Gold's status as inflation hedge 'somewhat exaggerated,' says BlackRock exec
11.3.2021
BlackRock executive Russ Koesterich says gold is failing as an equity hedge amid massive outflows from bullion ETFs into assets like Bitcoin
1.2 Billion People Live Under Double-Digit Inflation, ‘Many Have Found Escape in Bitcoin’ Says HRF’s Alex Gladstein
9.3.2021
While central banks are focusing on creating more stimulus and economists expect inflation in the U.S. to rise, a number of other countries are suffering from considerable inflation right now. On Monday, the chief strategy officer for the Human Rights Foundation, Alex Gladstein, explained that...
‘The Fed Is Trapped’- Erratic Bond Markets, Exhausted Supplies, Analyst Says Tsunami of Treasury Issuances Underway
5.3.2021
The U.S. Federal Reserve is in a predicament as fiscal deficits erode the American economy and the nation is seeing a spike in benchmark 10-year Treasury yields. Meanwhile, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell expressed zero worries about inflation during an interview at a Wall Street Journal...
This Is Why 'Hedge Against Inflation', Bitcoin, Dropped On Inflation Fears
5.3.2021
Bitcoin (BTC) once again showed that it is indirectly correlated to macroeconomic factors that can move the stock market, and, in turn, affect the price of the most popular cryptocurrency that is often touted as an independent asset class.
Bitcoin fell around 10% on March 4, from USD 51,680 to...
Economist warns of dystopia if ‘Bitcoin Aristocrats’ become reality
27.2.2021
Critics of the digital currency have visions of the future every bit as silly as maximalists'
Bitcoin Price Drops 18%, Fed Discusses ‘Soft’ Inflation, Analyst Says BTC Sell-Off Attracts More Investors
23.2.2021
Digital asset markets are seeing some turbulence on Tuesday as the entire crypto market capitalization has lost 11% in value during the last 24 hours. Bitcoin has slid to a low of $44,846 during the morning trading sessions (EST) losing more than 18% during the last day. Bitcoin Price Dips Over...
Speechwriter for Former US President George Bush Says BTC Rally Driven by ‘Historically Low Interest Rates’
23.2.2021
A speechwriter for former U.S. President George W. Bush and a bitcoin critic, David Frum has claimed that the low-interest rates are fueling the crypto asset’s rally. Frum suggests that the crypto asset might experience a “fast and deep price crash” if and when interest rates...
‘Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Warns Governments Could ‘Squash’ Bitcoin
22.2.2021
Hedge fund manager Michael Burry, famed for forecasting the 2008 financial crisis, has warned that governments could “squash” bitcoin in an inflationary crisis. Expecting more massive stimulus from the government, he said to “prepare for inflation.” Michael Burry Shares...
UK firm launches service for company treasuries to invest in Bitcoin
19.2.2021
U.K.-based crypto firm BCB Group is looking to provide corporations with a way to put Bitcoin on their balance sheet by launching a dedicated treasury
Crypto investors should consider buying gold, Newcrest Mining CEO says
11.2.2021
Gold should help crypto investors hedge against the risks of highly unstable prices of cryptos like Bitcoin, the CEO of Newcrest Mining said
First Mover: As Wall Street Fixates on Inflation Hedges, Good Luck Finding Bitcoin
10.2.2021
A wave of new bitcoin buyers is arriving just as easily-obtained supplies of the cryptocurrency fall to their lowest levels in more than three years.
First Mover: Ethereum, DOGE on Own Journeys as Inflation Bets Fuel Bitcoin
4.2.2021
Altcoins like Chainlink get big boost from DeFi growth on Ethereum, while inflation bets boost bitcoin and dogecoin gets (Elon Musk) moonshot
Biden rejects Bitcoin-sized COVID-19 rescue plan as money printers prime for action
3.2.2021
The president's refusal to budge on a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill will have knock-on effects for Bitcoin, as the money printers look set for action once more
Bitcoin and Inflation: Everything You Need to Know
28.1.2021
The cryptocurrency was designed to counter the harms of inflation, but is this really such a big issue?
Blockchain Platform to Set up a Tokenization Solution for Argentinean Farmers as Peso Keeps Plummeting
28.1.2021
With Argentineans facing rising inflation to near 40%, solutions appear to contain the impact on national farmers. A business blockchain platform is partnering with a peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace to launch a program to tokenize Argentina’s agriculture. More Than 40% of the World’s...
Fed Chair Powell: ‘We’d Welcome Higher Inflation’
27.1.2021
The central bank doesn’t want to pull back asset purchases just yet, Powell said Wednesday