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Past-Peak Inflation Might Be Misleading as Price Pressures Continue to Mount
10.5.2022
As inflation peaks, bitcoin traders should be wary of reading too much into data
Erratic Bond Yields, Lockdowns, and War — 3 Reasons Why Economic Recovery Won’t Happen Quickly
10.5.2022
The global economy looks bleak as inflation continues to rise, and a wide array of financial investments continue to shudder in value. Since May 2, 2022, the crypto economy has dropped more than 15% from $1.83 trillion to today’s $1.54 trillion. The price of gold has lost 5% in 30 days,...
Bitcoin Slides Below USD 33K, Analysts Look for Possible Bottom
9.5.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) crashed to its lowest level since last summer as the number one cryptocurrency hit the USD 32,000 level. The Monday crash came as the broader crypto market sold off over the weekend, led by falling stock prices and fears that terraUSD (UST) could lose its dollar peg. Meanwhile...
Venezuela Bets on De-Dollarization After Foreign Currency and Crypto Tax Is Applied
9.5.2022
The government of Venezuela is now focusing its action on trying to establish the bolivar as the go-to currency for purchases in the country. According to several economists, this might be a risky bet in a country that has just exited hyperinflation and still suffers high levels of inflation....
First 6-week losing streak since 2014 — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
9.5.2022
Clouds on the horizon grow nearer as markets prepare for more inflation cues this week
Credibility Concerns — Gallop Poll Shows Fed Chair’s Confidence Ratings Slid by Double Digits
9.5.2022
According to a Gallop poll published on May 2, the public’s confidence in America’s current economic leaders has been deteriorating. Confidence in U.S. president Joe Biden managing the U.S. economy has dropped from 57% to 40%, and faith in Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell...
Joe Rogan Says Bitcoin Is ‘Freaking Out’ Government, the Latest on Inflation, and More — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
8.5.2022
Another whirlwind week in crypto draws to a close, and of course there’s no shortage of spicy stories and new, compelling narratives in the world of innovative digital money. This week, Elon Musk gives investment advice, United States Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler...
Fed Hopes for ‘Soft Landing’ for US Economy, but History Suggests It Won’t Prevent Recession
8.5.2022
Alex Domash, Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School, and Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard Kennedy School._____
The Federal Reserve will likely soon learn what gymnasts already know: sticking a landing is hard....
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Central Bank of Argentina Bans Private Banks From Offering Cryptocurrency Services
7.5.2022
The Central Bank of Argentina has taken steps to ban private banks from offering cryptocurrency services to customers in the country. The action comes after two banks had started offering cryptocurrency purchasing services from their apps. The measure is said to be directed at mitigating risks...
Turkey’s Inflation Rate Surges to 70%, Monthly Rate of Change Now 7.25%
7.5.2022
The latest data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TSI) shows that rising transportation and food costs were some of the key factors contributing to the surge in the country’s inflation rate to 70%. Economic Revival Efforts Not Bearing Fruit Rising commodity prices and increased...
Inflation Will Create a Political Vacuum. Can Bitcoin Fill It?
6.5.2022
Prices are rising at a time of pervasive distrust in government to fix the problem. That leaves the door open to bitcoin, the ultimate anti-inflation hedge
Peter Schiff Warns Economic Downturn in the US ‘Will Be Much Worse Than the Great Recession’
6.5.2022
Following the Federal Reserve’s rate hike on Wednesday, economist Peter Schiff has had a lot to say since the U.S. central bank raised the benchmark rate by half a percentage point. Schiff further believes we are in a recession and says “it will be much worse than the Great Recession...
Bitcoin Extends Sell-Off Despite Luna Buying, Strong On-Chain Data
6.5.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) and other major cryptoassets fell sharply over the past day, as stock markets around the world reversed earlier gains to losses after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) raised rates by 50 basis points. The sharp fall came despite massive bitcoin buying by Luna Foundation Guard...
Bitcoin Miners Reach the Halfway Point to the Next Block Reward Halving
6.5.2022
On May 5, 2022, at block height 735,000, the bitcoin mining pool Poolin mined the 105,000th block reward since the last halving. The mined block also represents the halfway point to the next halving that is estimated to take place on or around April 27, 2024. Block 735,000 follows the network...
Short-Term Relief Bitcoin Rally Likely After ‘Optimistic’ Powell, Major Bottom Could be Forming – Analysts
5.5.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) and the broader crypto market went into a relief rally over the past day, after an expected 0.5 percentage point rate hike in the US and an “optimistic” outlook from US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell. According to one analyst, a major bottom could now be forming...
Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones: ‘It’s Hard Not to Want to Be Long Crypto’
5.5.2022
Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones expects crypto to have a bright future as the Fed hikes interest rates to fight inflation. The famed investor emphasized, “It’s hard not to want to be long crypto.” Famed Hedge Fund Manager Paul Tudor Jones on Bitcoin, Crypto...
US Central Bank Raises Rates by Half a Percentage Point, Fed’s Powell Says Similar Hikes Are on the Table
4.5.2022
The U.S. Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate on Wednesday and the increase was the biggest rate hike in two decades. “Inflation is much too high,” the central bank’s chair Jerome Powell said after the Fed raised rates by 0.5%. FOMC Decides to Hike Rate by 3/4...
Fed hikes interest rates by 50 basis points in effort to combat inflation
4.5.2022
The May Federal Open Market Committee policy meeting concluded with the largest single rate hike in over two decades
Fed Targets Inflation With Expected Half Point Hike, Will Reduce Assets
4.5.2022
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) raised interest rates by 0.5 percentage points, to 0.75%-1%, in line with what analysts expected and what Fed Chair Jerome Powell has previously communicated. (This is a developing story and is being updated.)...
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Afraid to buy the dip? Bitcoin options provide a safer way to ‘go long’ from $38K
2.5.2022
BTC price continues to trade in a wide range, providing an opportunity for options traders to use the Iron Condor strategy