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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.

By Peter McCormack

Apr 1, 2023 at 4:02 p.m. UTC

Apr 1, 2023

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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.

By Tatiana Koffman

Mar 28, 2023 at 5:38 p.m. UTC

Mar 28, 2023

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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.

By Adam B. Levine Adrian Blust

Mar 23, 2023 at 5:29 p.m. UTC

Mar 23, 2023

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Technology

Analysis

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.

By Helene Braun Bradley Keoun

Mar 22, 2023 at 10:15 p.m. UTC

Mar 22, 2023

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Podcasts

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.

By Adam B. Levine Adrian Blust

Mar 21, 2023 at 7:14 p.m. UTC

Mar 21, 2023

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The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Opinion

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.

By David Z. Morris

Mar 21, 2023 at 4:33 p.m. UTC

Mar 21, 2023

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Finance

Cpi

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.

By Stephen Alpher Lyllah Ledesma

Mar 14, 2023 at 12:45 p.m. UTC

Mar 14, 2023

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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin

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.

By Stephen Alpher

Mar 8, 2023 at 4:08 p.m. UTC

Mar 8, 2023

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Bitcoin

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.

By Jocelyn Yang

Mar 7, 2023 at 10:10 p.m. UTC

Mar 7, 2023

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