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Balaji Srinivasan’s $1M Bitcoin Bet Could Be Right, but I Hope He’s Wrong
Bitcoin podcaster Peter McCormack writes about the seeming return of bitcoin's inflation hedge thesis, and what it takes to get people into bitcoin.
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Why Bitcoin Is Your Best Bet Against Inflation
Angel investor Tatiana Koffman discusses decades of Federal Reserve monetary policy, and why billionaire Paul Tudor Jones once predicted that bitcoin would become a workable inflation hedge.
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Crypto Update | Markets Wobble After Fed's Rate Hike and Focus on Inflation
With bitcoin and most other major cryptos falling after the Fed raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point and made clear that inflation remained its focus even after recent banking debacles, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with its latest news roundup.
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Rapid Bank Runs Reveal Deposits Are Now Magic Internet Money, Too
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the speed of the Silicon Valley Bank run was “very different from what we’ve seen in the past.” However, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she is not considering a "blanket" deposit guarantee.
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Crypto Update | What the Banking Crisis Means for Interests Rates and Bitcoin
With all eyes on the U.S. Federal Reserve's meeting Wednesday and its potential implications for bitcoin, CoinDesk's "Markets Daily" is back with the latest news roundup.
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Does Bitcoin’s Rally Vindicate the ‘Inflation Hedge’ Thesis – or Is Risk Back on the Menu?
Two views on why bitcoin's price rose by so much this month amid bank runs and uncertainty on whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates.
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Bitcoin Breaks $25K as U.S. Inflation Slowed to 6% in February
BTC rose to a nine-month high of $25,484 in the minutes following the inflation report and then extended those gains.
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Bitcoin Climbs Above $22K as Powell Softens Tone on Day 2 of Congressional Testimony
The Fed chair said no decision has yet been made on the size of the coming March rate hike.
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Bitcoin Rebounds Above $22K, Equities Struggle After Fed Chair Powell Says Rates Are ‘Likely to Be Higher’
Over 70% of traders now see the possibility of a 50 basis point rate hike at the March FOMC meeting. Bitcoin has dropped 1.6% in the past 24 hours but remained rangebound.
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 30, 2022. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Price Slides to $22K as Powell Warns on Inflation
The Federal Reserve chairman said economic figures from January were stronger than expected.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 30, 2022. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)