Inflation


Videos

Bitcoin Tumbles After Higher-Than-Expected Inflation

Bitcoin (BTC) tumbled Tuesday along with other crypto stocks after U.S. inflation in August came in higher than expected. “The Hash” panel discusses the impact of the latest inflation read on the crypto and global finance markets.

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Markets

Path Forward for Crypto Gets Tougher After US CPI Report Comes in Hot

It's becoming a game of Whac-A-Mole for the Federal Reserve to keep consumer prices from shooting up. That might mean an aggressive-for-longer stance on monetary policy, ostensibly a negative driver of prices for risky assets from stocks to cryptocurrencies.

Prices for cereals and bakery products shot up 1.2% in August from July. (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Attacks Opposition for Recommending Bitcoin as Inflation Hedge

Earlier this year, Pierre Poilievre, the new leader of the opposition Conservative Party, said he supports bitcoin as an inflation-beating asset.

Canadian regulators are working with their U.S. counterparts in investigating crypto lender Celsius Network. (Chris Robert/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Exchange FTX Freezes Under Strain of CPI Volatility

More than $110 million was liquidated across crypto exchanges in the hour following the U.S. inflation report.

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Finance

Crypto Stocks Tumble After Bitcoin Falls on Higher-Than-Estimated Inflation

Digital asset miners were among the worst performers on Tuesday.

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Markets

US CPI Report Shows Inflation Hotter Than Expected, Bitcoin Plunges 9.6%

Core inflation, which is more closely watched by traders, rose 0.6 percent in August, a larger increase than in July.

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Videos

Crypto’s Role in Argentina’s Financial Crisis

Exactly Finance co-founder and CEO Gabriel Gruber joins “Community Crypto” to discuss why Argentinians are turning to crypto as a potential tool for financial freedom amid an economic crisis in the country sending inflation soaring.

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Lemon Cash Putting Argentina at ‘Forefront of Technology,’ Says Co-Founder

Lemon Cash co-founder and CBO Borja Martel Seward joins “Community Crypto” to discuss how the Argentinian crypto exchange is helping put “the entire country into the forefront of technology.”

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Markets

US Inflation Data Could Test Bitcoin’s Rally

The price of BTC gained 15% over the weekend as traders wait for positive U.S. inflation data.

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