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Analysts Seek Alternatives to Low-Return S&P 500, but Is Bitcoin the Place to Be?

"Gold is seen as a safe-haven, sleepy asset while bitcoin is viewed as a risk-on, growth asset." one analyst noted.

Analysts are debating where the bitcoin market goes from here.

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Why Isn’t Biden’s $6T Spending Plan Boosting the Price of Bitcoin?

It has been a long-time belief in the crypto space that inflationary fears drive up the price of bitcoin, but the markets aren’t jumping today over President Biden’s expected $6 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2022. “The Hash” panel breaks down why sentiment may have changed.

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Are Inflation Fears Driving the Crypto Markets?

Fear of inflation has been cited as a major reason for bitcoin’s bull run, and corporate treasurers have claimed they’re adding bitcoin to the balance sheet to provide a hedge against the dollar.

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Larry Summers: I Think We’re Taking Very Substantial Risks on the Inflation Side

Speaking at Consensus 2021, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said current fiscal stimulus policy and actions by the Federal Reserve are contributing to an environment of substantial inflation risk.

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Lawrence Summers on Inflation: Fed ‘Will Only Remove the Punch Bowl After It Sees People Staggering Around Drunk’

“I think policy is rather overdoing it,” the former U.S. Treasury secretary said at Consensus 2021.

Larry Summers, the former U.S. Treasury Secretary

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5 Big Takeaways From Day 2 at Consensus

A first peak into the state-backed BSN, insights into the China bitcoin mining ban and more. Here's what you need to know from Consensus Day 2.

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Ray Dalio Says He Has ‘Some Bitcoin’

Ray Dalio who runs Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, sees an inflationary future where “cash is trash,” and he’d “rather have bitcoin than a bond.”

Consensus 2021 Highlights

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"Bitcoin as Inflation Hedge? Former New York Fed Reserve Director on Inflation, FOMC Minutes and Digital Dollar "

"First Mover" talks to Cornerstone Macro's partner and former New York Federal Reserve Director Benson Durham about the inflation debate, the Fed's monetary policy and bitcoin as an inflation hedge ahead of the release of the latest Fed meeting minutes.

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